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GAMMA#377 McGinley v Peace PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Doug McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jack is looking to chop away at McDonald's legs.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jack will feel that in the morning.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jack has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
McDonald scores with a head kick. Jack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jack will feel that in the morning.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack misses with a looping right.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is looking to land body kicks.
Jack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald misses with a hook.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonald slips under a jab from Jack.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Jack misses with a head kick.
McDonald throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Jack lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack misses the shot to the body.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jack.
McDonald feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Jack blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack avoids the head kick by McDonald.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
Jack misses with a double jab.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald 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.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Jack scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonald lands a front kick.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Jack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald avoids the body shot from Jack.
McDonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jack will feel that in the morning.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonald on the side of the head.
McDonald needs to keep his hands up - Jack had a free shot at his head there.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack stalks McDonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDonald's face. McDonald staggers backwards, shaken.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a body shot.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Jack.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Jack moved away.
Jack scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Jack saw that one coming.
Jack 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.
Jack scores with a leg kick.
McDonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald scores with a head kick. Jack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack motions for McDonald to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald digs a good hook to Jack's body.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Jack connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Jack.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
Jack looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Jack.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Jack down.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack circles away.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Jack blocks a head kick by McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald slips a straight right by Jack.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
A head kick misses from Jack.
Jack checks a low kick from McDonald.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow McDonald down.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Jack blocks the leg kick.
Jack throws a one two combo.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonald throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jack rather than just go for the knockout.
Jack punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Jack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Jack.
McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jack takes a step back to recover.
A lazy body kick from McDonald
and Jack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Samurai Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
Jack thows a leg kick but McDonald checks it
and McDonald counters with a low kick, right behind Jack 's knee.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
Jack misses with a low kick.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Doug McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Jack 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.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Jack.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
Jack connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jack throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack misses with a body shot.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
Jack moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Jack's knee but Jack avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a body shot.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Jack shrugs it off.
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samurai Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
McDonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Jack throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jack stuns McDonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!
Samurai Jack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan comes to the cage accompanied by Promised Land. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lamotta's choice of entrance music: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ronan. That did some damage!
Lamotta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ronan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lamotta connects with a looping right hand.
Ronan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamotta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamotta throws a low kick but Ronan avoids it.
Lamotta blocks a head kick by Ronan.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ronan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamotta counters with a leg kick.
Ronan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan connects with a leg kick. Lamotta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamotta's calf.
Ronan throws a leg kick which misses Lamotta's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamotta tries to avoid it.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan moves out of range of the body kick from Lamotta.
Ronan misses with the body kick
and Lamotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamotta throws a solid leg kick but Ronan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamotta.
Ronan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ronan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamotta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Ronan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronan.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronan tests Lamotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ronan throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Ronan with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ronan.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronan blocks the body kick.
Ronan scores with a nice right hand.
Lamotta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronan.
Ronan throws a lazy right hand but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamotta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronan's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Ronan. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ronan.
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Ronan.
Lamotta avoids the head kick by Ronan.
Lamotta throws a hook but Ronan blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta lands an overhand right.
Tony Lamotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamotta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Elvis Ronan has been cut.
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!
Ronan connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lamotta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ronan is breathing heavily.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body. Ronan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamotta scores with the left hand. Ronan knows he should have avoided that one.
Ronan misses with a right hand
and Lamotta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lamotta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamotta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ronan avoiding damage as Lamotta throws knees to the body.
Lamotta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan'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.
Lamotta works on Ronan's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lamotta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lamotta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamotta throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Ronan throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamotta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ronan.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ronan cracks Lamotta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ronan avoids the head kick by Lamotta.
Jab from Lamotta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronan lands a really nice looking cross but Lamotta seems unphased.
Ronan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a head kick that half lands.
Ronan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Ronan.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamotta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronan.
Lamotta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tony Lamotta has been cut.
Ronan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lamotta. Lamotta obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronan pushes Lamotta away with a front kick.
Lamotta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamotta.
Ronan looks for the body kick but Lamotta saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamotta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lamotta scores with a head kick. Ronan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ronan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronan ducks right into an uppercut from Lamotta.
Lamotta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ronan is able to avoid easily.
Lamotta throws a leg kick
and Ronan counters with a two punch combo.
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ronan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Ronan looks to land a body kick but Lamotta moved away.
Lamotta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronan avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Ronan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamotta. Ronan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body. Ronan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ronan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamotta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ronan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ronan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamotta is trying to control Ronan's posture but Ronan avoids it.
Ronan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lamotta is avoiding damage well.
Lamotta struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamotta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lamotta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ronan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lamotta is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ronan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lamotta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ronan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lamotta because Ronan loaded up on that one.
Ronan with shots to the head and body - Lamotta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ronan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ronan unloads with some shots from mount but Lamotta bucks and avoids them well.
Lamotta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ronan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta gets back to half guard.
Lamotta wants to get back to full guard.
Lamotta trying to hold on to Ronan's head to control him but Ronan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ronan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ronan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Ronan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ronan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamotta has time to react.
Ronan fails to land the takedown.
Ronan throws a nice looking combination but Lamotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamotta throws a good cross that connects.
Ronan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronan throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamotta!
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!
Ronan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamotta. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lamotta.
Ronan blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamotta connects with a looping right hand.
Ronan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamotta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamotta.
Lamotta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lamotta.
Lamotta scores with a hook to the body.
Lamotta stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lamotta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronan avoids the damage to the body.
Lamotta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamotta stalls.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamotta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Lamotta catches Ronan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronan. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ronan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamotta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Ronan.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Lamotta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ronan misses.
Donk. Lamotta catches Ronan right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lamotta did well to prevent Ronan getting side control.
Lamotta wants to improve his position but Ronan is controlling well.
Ronan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lamotta is just riding it out for now. Ronan eventually gives up the hold.
Ronan stops Lamotta from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamotta wants to get back to full guard.
Ronan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Lamotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamotta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Lamotta!
Tony Lamotta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix scoring well with a low kick there.
Sinatra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinatra showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sinatra wants to control but Hendrix is keeping him busy.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but Hendrix defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra trying to control the action but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Sinatra tries to pass to full mount but Hendrix defends it.
Sinatra is just content to waste time from the top position. Hendrix takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet but Sinatra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Hendrix's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sinatra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hendrix's guard.
Sinatra thows a huge punch but Hendrix dodges it nicely.
Hendrix is looking to escape.
Sinatra is pressing down on Hendrix's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hendrix is holding on for now.
Hendrix is staying active underneath Sinatra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to free his trapped foot but Hendrix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Sinatra is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendrix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sinatra passes to full mount!
Sinatra controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hendrix looks a forlorn figure.
Hendrix is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sinatra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendrix is looking to escape.
The referee warns Hendrix that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is trying to stand up.
Hendrix blocking the ground and pound.
Sinatra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hendrix is squirming around, avoiding Sinatra's attempts to control the action.
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!
Sinatra scoring with strikes but Hendrix is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra wants to control the pace but Hendrix is squirming around nicely.
Sinatra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Hendrix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Sinatra saw that one coming.
Sinatra works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.
Sinatra tries for a takedown but Hendrix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendrix as he jumps to the side.
Hendrix throws an off balance right hand
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hendrix keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
We've been informed that Sinatra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sinatra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Sinatra stands and throws Hendrix's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sinatra taking a break here but Hendrix is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to pass to mount but Hendrix is defending the position.
Sinatra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sinatra is stalling here. Hendrix is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sinatra seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hendrix has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sinatra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looks to move to half guard but instead Hendrix has passed into mount! Damn!
Sinatra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hendrix tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Sinatra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra holds on for dear life, controlling Hendrix's posture momentarily.
Sinatra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra wants to hold on but Hendrix pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra 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!
Sinatra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut.
Hendrix ducks right into an uppercut from Sinatra.
Hendrix loads up on a big right hand but Sinatra slips the punch.
Sinatra shoots for a takedown but Hendrix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sinatra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hendrix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinatra.
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!
Sinatra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hendrix avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Hendrix misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throws an off balance right hand
and Sinatra counters with a single leg into guard. Hendrix didn't expect that.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendrix keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Hendrix wants to stand but Sinatra is controlling the position.
Sinatra working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hendrix dodges the ground and pound from Sinatra.
Sinatra working the head with strikes.
Sinatra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hendrix is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sinatra connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to ground and pound but Hendrix uses the momentary lack of control by Sinatra to regain half guard.
Sinatra passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hendrix is squirming around, avoiding Sinatra's attempts to control the action.
Hendrix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jimi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Sinatra trying to control but Hendrix is having none of it.
Sinatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra lands a couple of good shots and Hendrix has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinatra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
Our winner, Frank Sinatra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Theme of Sho. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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30
171 lbs
20 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo clinches up against the cage.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shinjo tries for a takedown but Garza manages to get underhooks.
Shinjo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinjo prevents a body shot from Garza.
Garza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shinjo is keeping busy.
Garza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garza struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Garza struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Shinjo goes for a takedown attempt but Garza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garza. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garza lunges at Shinjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinjo's hand.
Shinjo avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Garza lands but Shinjo takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza tries to clinch there but Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo misses with a body kick.
Shinjo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shinjo scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Garza misses the target.
Garza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinjo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pablo Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garza throws a low kick but Shinjo moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Garza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza keeps the fight on the outside.
Garza takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garza tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinjo.
Garza throws a head kick but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo checks a leg kick nicely.
Garza throws a body kick that misses.
Garza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Garza.
Garza throws the kick towards the body but Shinjo avoids it.
Garza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shinjo takes a step back to recover.
Garza tries to work over Shinjo's front leg with a kick but Shinjo checks it.
Garza looks to throw the jab but Shinjo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo moves into the clinch.
Shinjo digs a right hand underneath Garza's ribcage. Garza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shinjo breaks the clinch.
Garza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garza doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Garza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shinjo doesn't seem bothered though.
Garza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shinjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garza tries to land a front kick but Shinjo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo avoids a kick to the body.
Garza misses with a leg kick
and Shinjo counters with a low kick, right behind Garza 's knee.
Garza moves forwards but Shinjo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but Garza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo stuns Garza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shinjo looks to land a combination but Garza avoids it well.
Shinjo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garza. That did some damage!
Garza throws a leg kick but Shinjo moved away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garza - that will leave a mark!
Garza misses with a kick to the body.
Garza scores with a kick to the body.
Shinjo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shinjo showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garza is trying to control but can't.
Garza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shinjo pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Garza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garza tries to bum rush Shinjo with a series of wild strikes but Shinjo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinjo.
Garza throws a body kick that misses.
Garza misses with a few strikes there.
Pablo Garza is winning the standup battle so far.
Garza misses with a low kick.
Garza misses with a double jab
and Shinjo counters with a good low kick that Garza was not able to check.
Shinjo drives through and clinches with Garza against the cage.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garza swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinjo blocks an uppercut.
Garza tries a body shot but Shinjo blocks it.
Shinjo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Shinjo.
A head punch on the inside from Garza fails to land.
Shinjo gets through Garza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinjo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garza is trying to keep an underhook but Shinjo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Garza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shinjo pulls his head out easily.
Shinjo works his way into side control.
Shinjo taking a break here but Garza is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shinjo is looking to advance position but Garza won't allow it.
Shinjo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Garza is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sho Shinjo!
Sho Shinjo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. Raz Matazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
200 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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36
194 lbs
45 - 17 - 1 |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belton tries a head kick but it misses.
Matazz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belton is out of range.
Matazz throws a right and a left that Belton avoids nicely.
Belton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belton wants to land a leg kick but Matazz is out of range.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belton misses with a wild body shot.
Belton misses with a looping right.
Belton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Belton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Belton moves out of range easily.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Belton moves out of range easily.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Matazz slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz scores with a hook to the body. Belton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matazz moves out of range of the leg kick from Belton .
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Belton moves out of range easily.
Belton keeps Matazz at a distance using the push kick.
Matazz closes the distance and pushes Belton back into the cage.
Matazz tries to work over Belton 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belton tries to break the clinch but Matazz is controlling the position.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matazz keeps control of Belton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matazz lands with a right to the head.
Belton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Belton 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matazz.
Belton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Belton misses
and Matazz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matazz takes a swing at Belton 's ribcage but misses.
Belton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matazz's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz misses with a looping left.
Matazz looks to clinch
and Belton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belton throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Matazz.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belton cracks a nice hook into Matazz's ribs.
Belton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matazz 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 Belton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belton thumps Matazz with a low kick.
Belton sizes up Matazz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Matazz misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Matazz blocks the leg kick.
Matazz misses with a leg kick.
Belton blocks a low kick nicely.
Belton catches Matazz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matazz misses with a looping left.
Matazz moves out of range as Belton throws a body kick.
Matazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belton throws the left hand but Matazz avoids the punch easily.
Belton misses with a few strikes there.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Belton 's head but Belton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Matazz tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belton tries to keep at a distance but Matazz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matazz misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
Belton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matazz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belton checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Belton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
Belton takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Matazz tries to land a leg kick but Belton saw it coming and moves away.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belton .
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Belton punishes Matazz's body with a nice straight punch.
Belton looks to land a left hand but Matazz moved out of range nicely.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Belton .
Belton throws a low kick but Matazz avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belton throws a push kick but Matazz slaps the foot to one side.
Matazz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
Matazz looks to land a body kick but Belton moved away.
Belton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Matazz.
Matazz tries to score with a low kick but Belton moves his leg out of the way.
Matazz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belton 's corner calls for a 1-2. Belton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belton with a hook.
Matazz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Belton will feel that in the morning.
Matazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Matazz tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Belton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belton scores with a jab. Matazz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matazz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belton . That one must have hurt.
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Belton coming out on top.
Belton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matazz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Belton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matazz misses with a hook.
Belton looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matazz's sensitive parts.
Jab by Matazz.
Belton throws a leg kick but Matazz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belton misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belton , right into the meat.
Belton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Belton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belton needs to keep his hands up - Matazz had a free shot at his head there.
Belton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matazz doesn't seem bothered though.
Belton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matazz's calf.
Belton throws a leg kick but Matazz checks it.
Matazz connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz slips under a jab from Belton .
Belton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matazz blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Matazz ducks right into an uppercut from Belton .
Belton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matazz's head backwards.
Belton throws a series of strikes that have Matazz backpedaling.
Belton scores with a nice head shot.
Matazz misses with the combination.
Matazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matazz scores with a nice strike.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Matazz's front leg but catches the back leg as Matazz tries to avoid it.
Matazz checks a leg kick.
Matazz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belton . That's going to slow Matazz down.
Belton avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Belton swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
Belton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belton with a hook.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belton moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matazz.
Matazz moves in looking to clinch but Belton pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Belton .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Belton does it's job there.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Belton keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
Belton looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Matazz lands with a nice body punch.
Belton tries to score with a low kick but Matazz moves his leg out of the way.
Matazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matazz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matazz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raz Matazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belton scores with a nice right hand.
Belton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Belton misses with a looping right.
Belton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belton scoring well with a low kick there.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Belton keeps it at a distance.
Matazz throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Belton blocks a leg kick.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz throws a body kick that misses.
Matazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matazz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Belton digs a good body shot into Matazz's ribs.
Matazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belton checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton lands a lovely overhand right.
Matazz misses with a double jab.
A jab from Belton does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matazz.
Matazz avoids a kick to the body.
Belton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Matazz's front leg but catches the back leg as Matazz tries to avoid it.
Belton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matazz swings widly with a right hand
and Belton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Belton .
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belton , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
After winning the bout, Bill Belton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatred comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the head kick by Hatred.
Hatred has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Hatred moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hatred finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Hatred throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatred swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva wants to slow Hatred down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Hatred lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Hatred is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatred counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hatred throws out a powerful jab.
Hatred moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hatred thumps Silva with a low kick.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Hatred counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Hatred swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Hatred counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hatred checks a leg kick.
Hatred throws a body kick that misses.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hatred lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hatred stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hatred. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva 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.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatred off the cage and back into range.
Hatred throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hatred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Hatred throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hatred feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Hatred punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Hatred counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hatred.
Silva 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.
Hatred scores with a nice right hand.
Hatred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a low kick but Hatred moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hatred is avoiding it.
Hatred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Hatred throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatred stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Hatred closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Hatred stalling in the clinch.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hatred trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
A body shot lands from Hatred.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatred breaks from the clinch.
Hatred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Hatred avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatred misses with a looping left.
Hatred moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatred on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatred misses the target.
Hatred scores with a leg kick.
Hatred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hatred. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Hatred's leg but Hatred calmly moves out of range.
Hatred scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Hatred will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hatred misses with a body shot.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hatred 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.
Hatred fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Hatred throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva tries to work over Hatred's front leg with a kick but Hatred checks it.
Good exchange - Hatred coming out on top.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatred makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hatred had a free shot at his head there.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Hatred down.
Hatred is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Hatred misses.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Hatred scores with a nice right hand.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Max Hatred is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hatred counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatred counters with a nice body kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatred scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hatred.
Hatred thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva thows a leg kick but Hatred checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hatred connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Hatred lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hatred counters with a left to the body.
Hatred fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hatred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Hatred moves his leg out of the way.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hatred tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hatred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hatred manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatred circles away.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatred moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Hatred lands a slapping body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatred with a jab.
Hatred lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hatred moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatred.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is looking to control Hatred's arms but Hatred gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Hatred cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hatred blocks it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Hatred.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatred lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Hatred misses with the head strike.
Hatred pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatred misses with a punch to the body.
Hatred throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatred's face.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hatred blocks it.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hatred wants to stall.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hatred up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Hatred.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to stall.
Hatred blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Hatred misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Hatred as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatred working aggressively here.
Silva keeps control of Hatred as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatred breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatred tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hatred checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Hatred dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hatred has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Hatred lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Hatred coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hatred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Hatred moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Hatred. Hatred maintains the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hatred blocks it.
Hatred misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatred breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Hatred there.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Hatred. Hatred maintains the clinch.
Hatred misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hatred scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva stalling.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hatred is defending well for now.
Hatred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatred misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hatred.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hatred scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Hatred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatred tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hatred scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva trying to stall but Hatred improves his position.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Hatred scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatred scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Hatred has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatred blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatred breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatred.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva is looking to chop away at Hatred's legs.
Max Hatred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Hatred.
Hatred throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Hatred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Hatred's knee but Hatred avoids it well.
Hatred on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Hatred fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hatred - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hatred. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hatred is out of range.
Hatred fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hatred.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Hatred has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hatred and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatred swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Hatred avoids a kick to the body.
Hatred moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatred avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hatred blocks with his arms.
Hatred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatred managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Max Hatred has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatred gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatred lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatred blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hatred has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Hatred showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatred 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 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Hatred!
Max Hatred decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima comes to the cage accompanied by Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mary Jane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
202 lbs
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28
190 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a push kick but Ijima slaps the foot to one side.
Ijima fails with the takedown.
A cross from Jenkins lands.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ijima moves away.
Ijima blocks a jab.
Ijima blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins lands a leg kick that knocks Ijima off balance momentarily.
Jenkins throws a chopping leg kick but Ijima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jenkins. No joy for Ijima on that attempt.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Ijima's body.
Ijima looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Jenkins parries the strikes from Ijima easily there. Ijima is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jenkins to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins regains half guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Ijima postures up.
Ijima is working for an americana but Jenkins has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ijima was thinking about the submission.
Ijima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ceiba Video Games that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jenkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ijima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ijima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throws a strike but Jenkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ijima has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ijima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ijima keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Ijima blocks nicely.
Ijima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jenkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ijima looking for a sweep. Not yet Ijima, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control but Ijima is working from the bottom.
Jenkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ijima haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jenkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jenkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ijima's guard.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ijima is doing well to control the position and prevent Jenkins from advancing to side control.
Jenkins is thwarting Ijima's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins not doing much here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thurgood Jenkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ijima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ijima connects with a body shot.
Ijima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ijima walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ijima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ijima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins wants to slow Ijima down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Ijima.
Nice cross by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ijima scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
Ijima throws a big elbow that misses.
Ijima content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jenkins trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jenkins pulls Ijima in close to his closed guard and prevents Ijima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Jenkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ijima.
Ijima trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jenkins looking to control but Ijima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ijima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jenkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ijima is looking to escape.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thurgood Jenkins.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Ijima swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Thurgood Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Ijima moves out of range.
Ijima checks a leg kick.
Jenkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Ijima misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Jenkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jenkins lands a jab.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenkins trying to strike off his back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ijima throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ijima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jenkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jenkins pulls Ijima in close to prevent any damage.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
Ijima throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ijima wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Ijima trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ijima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Ijima moves out of range of the leg kick from Jenkins.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Ijima moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Ijima's leg. Ijima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thurgood Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.
Ijima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ijima looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins scores with a jab.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Ijima. Ijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins gets caught napping as Ijima dives in and scores a takedown. Jenkins manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ijima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ijima is fighting to break Jenkins's control of his arms but Jenkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ijima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Ijima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ijima tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ijima wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thurgood Jenkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Ijima saw it coming and moves away.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ijima. That did some damage!
Ijima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jenkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Jenkins is trying is best to control the position here.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ijima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jenkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima trying to advance position but Jenkins counters by regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichi Ijima.
I think Jenkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin's entrance music is CCCP. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
286 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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28
253 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smaug. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smaug.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
Smaug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Smaug slams his shin into Karelin's torso.
Karelin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karelin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smaug connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smaug has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin trying to control the position but instead, Smaug has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karelin into the cage.
Smaug tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Smaug tries to stall but Karelin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Smaug's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smaug up against the cage.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Smaug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smaug scores with a hook to the body.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Karelin stalling in the clinch.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smaug presses Karelin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Smaug controls the action.
Smaug is working Karelin over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
Smaug throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smaug pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smaug content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
Smaug misses with some punches.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smaug.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Smaug scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Smaug lands a nice shot to the body.
Smaug has Karelin pressed against the cage.
Karelin blocks a body shot from Smaug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smaug can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Karelin is working for takedown but Smaug is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Smaug manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smaug has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Smaug.
Smaug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but Smaug improves position.
Smaug digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin tries to work over Smaug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smaug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smaug blocks an uppercut.
Karelin taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smaug tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smaug lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin lands a body punch.
Smaug throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Smaug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karelin is keeping busy.
Smaug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smaug works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Smaug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smaug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smaug lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Smaug.
A nice left hand lands by Smaug.
Smaug pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smaug is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cinder Smaug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smaug.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Karelin works the jab nicely.
Smaug throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smaug cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smaug.
Smaug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smaug slips under a jab.
Smaug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left lands for Smaug.
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!
Smaug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smaug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karelin's sensitive parts.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smaug.
Smaug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smaug ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smaug connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smaug.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smaug with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Smaug.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Smaug sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smaug drops Karelin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Karelin looks back up at him and smiles so Smaug waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smaug ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Karelin's jaw. Karelin's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Smaug does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cinder Smaug!
A very excited looking Cinder Smaug made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
216 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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32
221 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Nikov's head.
Nikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nikov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikov misses with a wild body shot.
Nikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nikov.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikov's head.
Jones avoids the body shot from Nikov.
Nikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Nikov settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nikov in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikov.
Jones cracks Nikov with an open hand slap.
Nikov throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Nikov thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Nikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nikov moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Nikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikov throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nikov misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Nikov walks into a left hand.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Nikov is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nikov.
Nikov cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Nikov clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Nikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Nikov fights it but they end up in guard.
Nikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Jones has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikov is keeping the position for now.
Nikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikov keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Nikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikov is retaining full guard.
Nikov 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.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikov is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalesh Nikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
That's time! Nikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones scores with a jab. Nikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Nikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Nikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nikov preventing the sweep.
Nikov controlling from the top position.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Nikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands with a straight right. Nikov didn't see that one coming.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Nikov moved out of range nicely.
Nikov lands with a nice body kick.
Nikov swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Nikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Nikov fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nikov is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances position into side control!
Nikov tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Nikov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nikov wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Nikov is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones thows a huge punch but Nikov dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Nikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paul Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Nikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Nikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikov throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Nikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikov throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones 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.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov delivers a nice body kick.
Nikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Nikov sprawls well.
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 Kalesh Nikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nikov.
Jones slips under a jab.
Nikov throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Nikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikov.
Nikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones looks for a takedown but Nikov sprawls well.
Nikov looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Nikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikov looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Nikov takes one to the chin there.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Nikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Nikov tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikov misses the shot to the body.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Nikov's ribs.
Good exchange - Nikov coming out on top.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nikov moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Nikov loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Nikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nikov.
Jones lands a nice shot 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!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Kalesh Nikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Paul Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nikov misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Nikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Nikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Nikov's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov gets a clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kalesh Nikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Nikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikov.
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!
Nikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nikov. That's going to slow Jones down.
Nikov clinches with his opponent.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Nikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nikov.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nikov.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nikov.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nikov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikov, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalesh Nikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalesh Nikov!
Kalesh Nikov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Restin Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley comes to the cage accompanied by I got this. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Restin Peace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace avoids the head kick by McGinley.
Peace loads up on a big right hand but McGinley slips the punch.
Peace avoids the body shot from McGinley.
McGinley misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGinley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peace scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Peace scores with a hook to the body. McGinley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGinley is looking to clinch but Peace is avoiding it.
McGinley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peace eats them both and turns towards McGinley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Peace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peace scores with a takedown into McGinley's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peace trying to control but McGinley is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley wants to stand up but Peace is controlling him.
Peace wants to control from the top but McGinley keeps moving.
McGinley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peace controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Restin Peace.
McGinley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Restin Peace has been cut.
McGinley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peace.
Peace throws a hook but McGinley avoids it easily.
McGinley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson McGinley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Restin Peace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGinley lands with an uppercut that bounces Peace off the cage and back into range.
Peace lands with a shot to the body.
Peace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGinley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGinley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peace.
McGinley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peace's head.
McGinley lands a big head kick that sends Peace tumbling to the mat! McGinley takes a step backwards and waves Peace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Peace is rocked!
Peace thows a body shot but no joy.
Peace is still on wobbly legs! Can McGinley finish him?
Some wild striking there from Peace.
Peace shoots for a double leg takedown but McGinley sprawls well. He's pushed Peace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peace seems to have recovered his senses.
Peace closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGinley circles away.
Anderson McGinley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Restin Peace.
McGinley throws a head kick but Peace moves out of range.
Peace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley misses with a low kick.
Peace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGinley.
Peace misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Peace misses.
McGinley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGinley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - McGinley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGinley misses with an uppercut.
Peace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGinley thuds his shin into the meat of Peace's side.
Peace avoids a kick to the body.
Peace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGinley scores with a leg kick.
Peace misses with a right hand
and McGinley counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace throws an off balance right hand
and McGinley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peace looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGinley lands a big head kick that sends Peace tumbling to the mat! McGinley takes a step backwards and waves Peace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGinley and Peace are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. McGinley throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Peace into next week! Ooooh that was huge! McGinley knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson McGinley!
Anderson McGinley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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