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HEROIC 147 FABER v LINDROS PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jinhai Yoshida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jinhai Yoshida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lundin throws a one two combo.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Yoshida 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.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lundin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Lundin misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Lundin shoots in but no luck this time.
Lundin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lundin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lundin moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Lundin checks it.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jinhai Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Yoshida. No joy for Lundin on that attempt.
Jinhai Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Lundin's body.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lundin's calf.
Yoshida looks to land a combination but Lundin avoids it well.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Lundin looks to land a combination but Yoshida avoids it well.
Lundin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lundin looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundin ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida.
Lundin throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lundin dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoshida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin jumps guard but Yoshida stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshida lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Lundin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshida misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lundin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lundin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida crunches a lovely knee into Lundin's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida cracks Lundin with a nice body shot.
Yoshida gets through Lundin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice elbow.
Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida lands a body punch.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lundin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lundin takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Lundin is rocked!
Lundin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundin's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lundin is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida working Lundin over with knees to the body.
Yoshida lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jinhai Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshida clinches.
Lundin seems to have recovered his senses.
Lundin blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes Lundin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lundin jumps guard but Yoshida stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Lundin drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida presses Lundin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yoshida gets underhooks to prevent Lundin's takedown attempt.
Jinhai Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lundin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lundin is breathing heavily.
Lundin prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Lundin's head.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundin can do to turn this around?
Yoshida creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lundin with a big uppercut! Lundin tries to clinch up but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lundin to the mat! Lundin covers up and Yoshida unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jinhai Yoshida!
Jinhai Yoshida 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 Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Betoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoni has chosen Amaranthe - Amarathine as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Betoni!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Betoni swivels and escapes.
Oppelaar misses with a wild combination.
Oppelaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Dennis Oppelaar has been cut.
Oppelaar tries for a takedown but Betoni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oppelaar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oppelaar throwing strikes from guard but Betoni blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Betoni is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar being controlled here, momentarily.
Betoni is pushing down on Oppelaar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oppelaar is fighting to maintain full guard but Betoni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Betoni is nestled in close to Oppelaar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Betoni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oppelaar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Betoni is working away from the top position though.
Betoni slows the pace down in half guard.
Oppelaar punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oppelaar is just riding it out for now. Betoni eventually gives up the hold.
Oppelaar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Betoni pulls his head out easily.
Betoni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oppelaar gets full guard.
Betoni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Betoni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oppelaar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Betoni has managed to get both his arms back between Oppelaar's legs - danger averted.
Oppelaar trying to control the position.
Betoni wants to get up but he can't break Oppelaar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoni advances to half guard.
Oppelaar is trying to maintain the position but Betoni is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betoni moves nicely into side control.
Betoni lands an elbow.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The strikes coming from Betoni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Betoni in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Oppelaar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oppelaar is looking to regain half guard here but Betoni keeps moving and retains side control.
Betoni taking a breather here.
Oppelaar striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Oppelaar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Betoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oppelaar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Betoni wants to control but Oppelaar is keeping him busy.
Oppelaar stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Betoni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Betoni is looking to take a break and control but Oppelaar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar can't do much from the bottom here.
Oppelaar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Betoni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oppelaar throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oppelaar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oppelaar is looking to regain half guard here but Betoni keeps moving and retains side control.
Betoni content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oppelaar throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Betoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Oppelaar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oppelaar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Betoni counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Oppelaar. Those never looked like landing.
Betoni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oppelaar.
Oppelaar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Betoni lands a head kick that stumbles Oppelaar and the fighters go to the mat.
Oppelaar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oppelaar is wriggling around but Betoni manages to pass to half guard.
Oh Oppelaar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joni Betoni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Betoni is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Betoni loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oppelaar scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Betoni land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Betoni stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joni Betoni!
A victorious Joni Betoni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hogan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game. Gillis has chosen I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hunter Hearst Hogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Gillis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gillis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogan.
Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gillis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogan looking to score a takedown here. Gillis is defending well but Hogan drives through and ends up in Gillis's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Gillis keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gillis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis looking to control.
Gillis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gillis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hogan is looking to defend but Gillis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hogan! Gillis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hogan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamie Gillis!
An out of breath Jamie Gillis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Hunter Hearst Hogan spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose, that is it. I will be back better next time. Congratulations to Faber for winning the fight. He is a talented kid with a bright future in the org.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love feints a jab promting Edwards to slip. Love then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Edwards slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Love has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Edwards tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Love avoids a kick to the body.
Love blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Aaron Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love cracks Edwards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Love avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Love misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Love misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Love misses.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Love throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Love avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with the head strike.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Love tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Love prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Love scores with a hook to the body.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Love cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.
Love misses with the head strike.
Edwards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Love.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards lands a front kick.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Love cracks Edwards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Love avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Love moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Love tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Edwards tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
Edwards thumps Love with a low kick.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Love misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love is looking to take this one to the mat.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Love tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love looks winded!
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Love's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Puppy Love will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Love tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Edwards throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Edwards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Love misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Love.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
Love is breathing heavily.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a jab to the body
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
Edwards pushes Love away with a front kick.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards throws a head kick that Love semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aaron Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love blocks the body kick.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Love's head backwards.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Edwards.
Love has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards slips a jab from Love.
Love avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Edwards pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Love is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Edwards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
Our sources have told us that Edwards has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron Edwards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Love goes for a takedown in the clinch but Edwards prevents it.
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. Love won't want to take too many of those.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Love lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Love.
Aaron Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puppy Love.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Love tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Love works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Love is rocked!
Love has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Edwards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards landing knees to the body.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Love's ribcage.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Edwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards is working Love over against the cage.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Love.
Nice body punch from Edwards - that landed with a thud.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edwards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Love in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edwards jerks Love's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Love drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Edwards goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Edwards because Love was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Aaron Edwards!
Aaron Edwards made sure to mention his sponsor, The Big Kabosh in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM. Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
148 lbs
31 - 13 - 2 |
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34
159 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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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
31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Boyka avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid misses with a hook.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid misses with an uppercut.
Boyka shoots in but no luck this time.
Cid slips a straight right by Boyka.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyka.
Boyka lands a jab to the head.
Cid thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyka is able to avoid easily.
Cid stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid cracks Boyka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Cid moves into the clinch.
Boyka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.
Cid cracks Boyka with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Cid.
Boyka lands a right hand.
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!
Cid lands with a right to the head.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Cid manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boykas head.
Boyka blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cid gets underhooks to prevent Boyka's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyka.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Boyka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyka avoids the elbow strike from Cid, against the cage.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Boyka is looking for a takedown.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
Cid misses with some punches.
Cid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cid tries a body shot but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boyka wants to take the fight to the mat but Cid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boyka blocking some punches.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyka is defending well for now.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka wants a takedown but no success here.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boyka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Boyka slips under a jab.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cid drops his hands momentarily and Boyka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cid defends it nicely.
Boyka 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.
Cid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boyka counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Cid finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boyka dives in and scores a takedown into Cid's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Cid working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Cid was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Nice uppercut there from Boyka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Cid slips a straight right by Boyka.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Boyka misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves forwards but Boyka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cid wants it to stay on the feet.
Cid tries to keep at a distance but Boyka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cid prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Boyka.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Boyka as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid controlling the action here for a moment.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Boyka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cid is defending well.
Boyka gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cid scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyka has Cid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cid prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Cid.
Boyka is trying to drag Cid to the mat but Cid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Cid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyka's hands.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
Boyka is rocked!
Cid fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boyka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boyka looks to clinch but Cid throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boyka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Xavier Cid!
A very excited looking Xavier Cid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. Wesley Templar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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30
209 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar avoids the body shot from Corbett.
Corbett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Wesley Templar has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Corbett. No joy for Templar on that attempt.
Templar throws a jab but it's blocked by Corbett.
Corbett lands a slapping body shot.
Corbett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Templar.
Templar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett throws a shot from downtown. Templar moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Templar misses its intended target.
Corbett misses with an uppercut. Templar saw that one coming.
Corbett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Templar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Templar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Templar trying to pass the guard but Corbett defending well.
Corbett trying to control from the bottom.
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corbett keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett is trying to control but can't.
Corbett is staying active underneath Templar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Templar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Templar lands a jab to the nose.
Templar swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett lands a head kick!
Templar misses the shot to the body.
Corbett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corbett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Templar.
Corbett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett blocks a jab.
Templar misses the shot to the body.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nathan Corbett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corbett looks to land a left hand but Templar moved out of range nicely.
Corbett lands a head kick!
Corbett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbett staying out of range there.
Wesley Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templar lands a nice shot to the body.
Templar misses with a wild body shot.
Templar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corbett.
Templar scores with a shot to the body.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templar.
Corbett throws a hook but Templar blocks it.
Templar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Corbett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Templar is in Corbett's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Templar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Templar connects with a couple of short punches.
Templar working some strikes from top position.
Corbett has control of Templar's left arm, preventing Templar from doing any damage.
Corbett wants to sweep here but Templar controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corbett trying to control the position.
Templar is working Corbett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Templar 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.
Corbett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Templar passes Corbett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Templar throwing shots but Corbett is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Templar connects with a nice short shot to Corbett's temple.
Corbett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corbett.
Corbett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Templar defends well.
Corbett keeping moving, preventing Templar from controlling successfully.
Corbett looking to control.
Templar tries to free his leg and advance position but Corbett is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett trying to control the position.
Corbett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corbett wants to sweep here but Templar controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Corbett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Templar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Templar scores with the left hand. Corbett knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett tries to move into range but Templar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Templar ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
Templar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corbett.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Templar ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
Templar throws a shot from downtown. Corbett moves away and avoids it.
Corbett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corbett scores with a body shot.
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!
Templar misses with a shot to the body
and Corbett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Templar misses.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Templar takes a swing at Corbett's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Templar.
Corbett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corbett dips to his left and cracks Templar with an uppercut!
Templar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Corbett's guard.
Templar won't allow Corbett to sweep him here.
Templar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Corbett wants to improve his position but instead Templar has moved into half guard.
Corbett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corbett trying to control but Templar postures up.
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corbett keeps working.
Templar prevents Corbett from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbett moves into full guard.
Corbett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Templar is one step ahead there.
Corbett keeps trying to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Templar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Templar wants to control from the top but Corbett keeps moving.
Templar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corbett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Corbett throws his legs up looking for a submission but Templar uses it to pass to side control.
Corbett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Templar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Corbett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Templar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corbett trying to control from the bottom.
Corbett is looking for a sweep. Templar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Corbett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Templar stands up over Corbett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbett is looking for a triangle but Templar pushes his legs off easily.
Templar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Templar trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templar works over Corbett with some ground and pound from guard.
Templar works over Corbett with some ground and pound from guard.
Templar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Templar has managed to get both his arms back between Corbett's legs - danger averted.
Templar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corbett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corbett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corbett is trying to control the position but Templar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Templar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Corbett throws a one two combo.
Templar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Templar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corbett.
Templar jabs Corbett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corbett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Corbett.
Templar is looking to wear down Corbett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Templar connects with the punch.
Templar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templar throws a combination. Corbett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corbett throws a big shot that misses.
Corbett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corbett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Templar.
Templar trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corbett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett is looking to sweep but instead, Templar has passed into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Templar lands a nice short elbow.
Templar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corbett keeps working.
Templar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Corbett is trying to get back to full guard.
Templar is nestled in close to Corbett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar is pressing down on Corbett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Corbett is holding on for now.
Corbett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Templar.
Templar is looking to take a break and control but Corbett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Templar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Corbett wants to improve his position but Templar is controlling well.
Corbett is looking to control Templar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corbett avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Corbett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corbett wants to control but Templar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Templar working over Corbett with some ground and pound. Corbett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Templar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Corbett to regain full guard.
Corbett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Templar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Corbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Templar is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Templar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corbett is trying to hold Templar in close to prevent damage but Templar has managed to pass into half guard.
Templar is looking for a kimura but Corbett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Templar to get the leverage.
Corbett taking some punishment here, with Templar in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wesley Templar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Templar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Corbett is looking to improve his position.
Templar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Corbett tries to roll over but Templar keeps him under control.
Corbett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Templar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corbett wants to get back to full guard but Templar has mounted him!
Templar working Corbett over with strikes here.
Corbett is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett wants to hold on but Templar pushes him away.
Templar breaks from Corbett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corbett is still in real trouble! Can Templar finish him?
Templar working for a guillotine from mount but Corbett is in no mood to give up.
Templar cracks Corbett with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Templar!
Wesley Templar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes to the cage accompanied by Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Cristiano Nascimento could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Conteh's chin.
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32
214 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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29
208 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Nice shot by Nascimento.
Conteh wants to clinch.
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Nascimento looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conteh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento tries to land a leg kick but Conteh saw it coming and moves away.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Conteh tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conteh manages to avoid it.
Conteh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nascimento on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Nascimento there.
Conteh swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nascimento finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nascimento, as that shot connected.
Conteh throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Conteh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nascimento lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conteh 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.
Conteh lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento looks to throw the jab but Conteh is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conteh.
Nascimento walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conteh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nascimento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Conteh avoids a kick to the body.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Conteh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Conteh.
A slow jab from Conteh misses its intended target.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Conteh sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Nascimento is predictable there
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conteh. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nascimento. That's going to slow Conteh down.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conteh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento slips a straight right by Conteh.
Nascimento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conteh, pushing him back against the cage.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Nascimento.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Nascimento scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh lands a body punch.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conteh tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh effectively controlling the action here.
Conteh blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Conteh.
Nascimento blocks a body shot from Conteh.
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 Cristiano Nascimento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Nascimento's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Conteh.
Some bone on bone action there as Conteh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Nascimento 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nascimento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
Conteh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nascimento to score with a decent uppercut.
Conteh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conteh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Conteh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conteh.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nascimento attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conteh moves out of range of the body kick.
Conteh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cristiano Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Conteh.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nascimento tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conteh is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Conteh lands.
Conteh tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conteh.
Nascimento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nascimento scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Conteh lands a glancing blow to the side of Nascimento's head.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
Conteh checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento 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.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento misses with a head kick.
Nascimento throws a wild body kick that Conteh sees coming a mile off.
Conteh misses with a looping right.
Conteh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nascimento is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nascimento swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conteh counters with a left to the body.
Nascimento seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nascimento walks straight into a right hand from Conteh - that's dropped him! Conteh jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nascimento from any more punishment! Nascimento complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Conteh!
A relieved looking John Conteh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Lucas Bishop has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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33
182 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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30
202 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef slips under a jab.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Manhoef 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.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Manhoef has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Manhoef counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Manhoef's ribs.
Bishop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Manhoef lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manhoef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manhoef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Manhoef defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Bishop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manhoef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Manhoef looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Manhoef lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop checks a low kick from Manhoef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Bishop checks a low kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
Manhoef scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Manhoef blocks the leg kick.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Manhoef off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Manhoef lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manhoef doesn't seem phased though.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop jabs Manhoef right on the nose. Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Manhoef throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Manhoef sees coming a mile off.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop 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 Manhoef has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manhoef and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manhoef moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manhoef counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop throws a nice head kick!
Manhoef scores with a decent looking hook.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manhoef manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Manhoef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Bishop throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Lucas Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manhoef is rocked!
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Manhoef is looking to clinch.
Manhoef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Manhoef's head but Manhoef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhoef seems to have got his legs back now.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Manhoef blocks the leg kick.
Manhoef looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manhoef tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef checks a low kick from Bishop.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Manhoef. Manhoef maintains the clinch.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manhoef drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manhoef throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhoef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Manhoef walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to slow Manhoef down with leg kicks.
Manhoef misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Manhoef saw that one coming.
Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manhoef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bishop jabs Manhoef right on the nose. Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Manhoef misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bishop misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhoef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manhoef.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manhoef counters with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef lands a front kick.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Manhoef's leg but Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Manhoef punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manhoef.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Bishop feints and then cracks Manhoef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manhoef down.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Manhoef connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Manhoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manhoef cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Manhoef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Manhoef blocks the low kick.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef slips under a jab.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick but Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manhoef stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manhoef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manhoef lands a nice shot to the body.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Manhoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Manhoef is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manhoef has his back to the cage.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef lands a nice uppercut.
Manhoef is working Bishop over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Manhoef tries to tie him up.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Manhoef lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Manhoef.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop is rocked!
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Manhoef finish him?
Bishop throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Manhoef scores with a nice body kick.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Crunch! Manhoef slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Manhoef lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Manhoef thows a body kick. Bishop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop slips under a jab from Manhoef.
Bishop wants to slow Manhoef down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
A swing and a miss from Manhoef.
A big left from Manhoef misses.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Lucas Bishop made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Meh'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan has chosen French National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch! Dama slams his shin into Cerdan's torso.
Dama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cerdan misses with a hook. Dama ducked under it nicely.
Dama 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.
Dama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cerdan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cerdan lands a nice looking body shot.
Cerdan throws a right hand that misses
and Dama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerdan is trying to break the clinch but Dama has him pressed against the cage.
Dama lands an uppercut.
Cerdan breaks the clinch.
Dama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Cerdan. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Dama.
Cerdan misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerdan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dama circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Cerdan misses.
Dama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Cerdan misses.
Dama swings for the body but Cerdan moves out of range.
Dama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dama throws a leg kick but Cerdan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dama misses.
An inside leg kick from Dama misses.
Cerdan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dama on the side of the head.
Dama moves into the clinch successfully.
Cerdan tries to circle away but Dama has him pinned against the cage.
Dama misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerdan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dama has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cerdan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cerdan breaks from the clinch.
Dama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Cerdan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerdan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dama.
Dama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerdan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cerdan throws a series of punches but Dama moves out of range.
We've been informed that Cerdan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dama misses with a double jab.
We've been hearing reports that Dama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dama looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerdan is just out of range.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Dama's head but Dama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerdan throws a lazy uppercut
and Dama moves into the clinch.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
Cerdan is trying to force a seperation but Dama has the dominant position.
Dama lands an uppercut.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerdan.
Dama lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan tries to throw a body punch but Dama avoids it by throwing Cerdan back against the cage.
Dama lands a nice uppercut.
Cerdan wants to break free but Dama has control.
Dama misses with a punch on the inside.
Dama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cerdan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dama is controlling him.
Dama throwing strikes from guard but Cerdan blocks nicely.
Dama 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.
Cerdan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
Dama wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
Cerdan wants to stand but Dama is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerdan is retaining full guard.
Cerdan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerdan is keeping the position for now.
Cerdan kicks Dama off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Dama walks into a stiff left hand from Cerdan.
Dama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cerdan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cerdan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut.
Cerdan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerdan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cerdan checks a low kick from Dama.
A punch lands to the side of Dama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cerdan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dama is just out of range.
Dama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerdan.
Cerdan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dama wants to clinch.
Cerdan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dama throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerdan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dama takes one to the chin there.
Dama avoids the head kick by Cerdan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerdan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dama.
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Dama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dama throws out a loose jab but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cerdan's half guard.
Dama prevents Cerdan from standing back up.
Dama trying to mount his opponent but Cerdan defends it.
Dama throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cerdan to regain full guard.
Dama prevents Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cerdan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dama advances position into side control!
Cerdan wants to get back to his feet.
Dama tries for a kimura but Cerdan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dama lands a front kick.
Dama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cerdan throws a body punch but Dama moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dama.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerdan looks to land a combination but Dama avoids it well.
Cerdan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerdan. Dama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dama thows a leg kick but Cerdan checks it
and Dama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dama is looking to wear down Cerdan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dama lands with a right hand.
Cerdan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dama has a takedown stuffed.
Cerdan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cerdan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dama looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerdan is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerdan tries to keep at a distance but Dama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cerdan as Dama tries to tie him up.
Cerdan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerdan thuds his right hand into Dama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cerdan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dama checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcel Cerdan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cerdan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dama circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dama throws a solid leg kick but Cerdan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dama.
Cerdan throws the left hand but Dama avoids the punch easily.
Dama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Cerdan blocks the leg kick.
Dama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cerdan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dama.
Cerdan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Cerdan misses.
Dama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cerdan.
Cerdan looks to land a right hand but Dama moved out of range.
Dama slips a jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cerdan's half guard.
Dama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan tries to kick Dama off but Dama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cerdan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dama trying to control the action but Cerdan is working from the bottom.
Cerdan is looking to escape.
Dama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cerdan is trying to stand back up but Dama is controlling him
Dama trying to pass the guard but Cerdan defending well.
Dama winds up and cracks Cerdan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries to pass to full mount but Cerdan defends it.
Dama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cerdan wants to get back to his feet.
Genki Dama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dama trying to control the action but Cerdan is working from the bottom.
Dama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dama is trying to work for a kimura but Cerdan is defending well.
Dama prevents Cerdan from standing back up.
Dama wants to pass to mount but Cerdan is defending the position.
Dama wants to control but Cerdan is keeping him busy.
Cerdan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Genki Dama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cerdan is just riding it out for now. Dama eventually gives up the hold.
Cerdan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcel Cerdan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dama prevents Cerdan from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cerdan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Cerdan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcel Cerdan waved his t-shirt featuring Namunamu Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (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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219 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindros throws a low kick, looking for Faber's leg but Faber calmly moves out of range.
Lindros throws the kick towards the body but Faber avoids it.
Lindros has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Faber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faber misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Faber.
Nice uppercut there from Lindros.
Lindros slips under a jab from Faber.
Lindros throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Meats Slaughter House in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Faber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindros.
Good work by Faber as he checks the leg kick.
Faber throws a low kick but Lindros moves out of range easily.
Faber cracks Lindros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lindros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by Lindros there.
Faber throws a hook but Lindros blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros feints and then cracks Faber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faber down.
Lindros throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lindros digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
Lindros throws a leg kick
and Faber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lindros can't find room to land a body shot as Faber controls the action.
Lindros is struggling to control the position.
Lindros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindros, right into the meat.
Lindros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindros connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber looks to land a right hand but Lindros moved out of range.
Faber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lindros pounces like a tiger and cracks Faber with a vicious hook! Faber is down but not out! Lindros follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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