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EVO 52: FOTY Day 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flying dutchman. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Smokeleaf as he checks the leg kick.
Icarus throws a right hand that Smokeleaf ducks under and follows up with a left that Smokeleaf also avoids with ease.
Icarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Icarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf lands a nice hook to Icarus's body. Icarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smokeleaf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smokeleaf cracks the inside of Icarus's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Icarus.
Icarus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smokeleaf. That's going to slow Icarus down.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick which misses Icarus's front leg but catches the back leg as Icarus tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Icarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smokeleaf tried to score with a low kick but Icarus checks it.
Icarus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Icarus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smokeleaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Icarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus throws a right hand that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Icarus's head coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Icarus's side.
Smokeleaf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smokeleaf connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick which misses Icarus's front leg but catches the back leg as Icarus tries to avoid it.
Icarus misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf.
Icarus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Icarus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Icarus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf obviously looking to wear him down.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf pushes Icarus up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Icarus's face.
It looks like Laz Icarus has been cut.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Icarus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Icarus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf avoids a wild elbow strike from Icarus.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smokeleaf's face.
Icarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Icarus blocks it.
Smokeleaf lands a shoulder strike.
Smokeleaf lands a right hand.
Smokeleaf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Icarus trying to stall but Smokeleaf improves his position.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is leaning against Icarus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smokeleaf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Icarus blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Icarus blocks it.
Icarus is trying to maintain a safe position but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and turns Icarus into the cage.
Icarus avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf dodges an elbow strike from Icarus.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf scores a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Icarus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Icarus's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Icarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smokeleaf digs a good hook to Icarus's body.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Icarus. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf slips a jab and a cross from Icarus.
Smokeleaf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Icarus. Icarus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokeleaf scores with a hook.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smokeleaf working Icarus over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf - that landed with a thud.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icarus avoids it.
Smokeleaf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smokeleaf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Icarus prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Icarus blocks it with crossed arms.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Icarus blocks with his arms.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Icarus taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Icarus throws an elbow but misses.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Icarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Icarus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Icarus's face.
Icarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smokeleaf digs a right hand underneath Icarus's ribcage. Icarus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Icarus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a good knee to the midsection. Icarus won't want to take too many of those.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Icarus avoids the damage to the body.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Icarus's face.
Icarus is rocked!
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Icarus blocks it.
Oh Icarus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Icarus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Icarus managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Icarus seems to have got his legs back now.
Smokeleaf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf working Icarus over with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Icarus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Icarus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smokeleaf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with some punches.
Icarus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Smokeleaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Icarus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laz Icarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Icarus looks to land a combination but Smokeleaf avoids it well.
Smokeleaf scores with a one two! Icarus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Icarus blocks the leg kick.
Icarus lunges at Smokeleaf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smokeleaf's hand.
Icarus tries to clinch there but Smokeleaf circles away.
Icarus scores with a body shot.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icarus manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Icarus misses with a hook. Smokeleaf ducked under it nicely.
Icarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smokeleaf tests Icarus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smokeleaf. Icarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smokeleaf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Icarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Icarus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smokeleaf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Icarus is out of range and Smokeleaf settles back down.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Smokeleaf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smokeleaf works the jab nicely.
Smokeleaf lands with a right hand.
Smokeleaf tries to land a leg kick but Icarus saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf scores with a three punch combo!
Icarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smokeleaf circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smokeleaf darts in and clinches Icarus up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Icarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Icarus looking to stall.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Smokeleaf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icarus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laz Icarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smokeleaf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smokeleaf obliges.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Icarus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smokeleaf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo Smokeleaf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Icarus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Icarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smokeleaf is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icarus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icarus avoids it.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icarus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf cracks Icarus with a nice body shot.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Icarus is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Icarus fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Icarus fails to land.
Icarus misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icarus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Icarus stalling in the clinch but Smokeleaf improves position.
Smokeleaf lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Icarus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Smokeleaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smokeleaf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Smokeleaf!
A victorious Angelo Smokeleaf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Laz Icarus stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's surely sad to start like this in new org... but. It's life and all I want right now is some decent sleep and 5 shots of Russian Putin Vodka. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's entrance music is Yö - Parrasvalot. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu closes the distance but Goldman moves to the side
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldman throws a front kick that sends Karhu stumbling back into the cage.
Goldman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goldman keeping control of the position.
Karhu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karhu is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu is trying to control. Goldman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karhu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nalle Karhu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu has Goldman up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goldman can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Karhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Goldman.
An inside leg kick lands from Goldman.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Karhu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldman is fending him off so far but Karhu persists. Nope, Goldman circles away and we're back to standing.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Karhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Goldman.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldman.
Karhu ducks right into an uppercut from Goldman.
Karhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goldman avoids it really well and circles away.
Goldman misses with a left hand
and Karhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Goldman misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a nice body kick.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Goldman tries to sprawl out of it but Karhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goldman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman misses with a left hand
and Karhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karhu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goldman can pounce on him.
Goldman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karhu throws a push kick but Goldman slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu'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.
Goldman scoring well with a low kick there.
Goldman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karhu under the eye.
Karhu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Goldman as Karhu shoots in.
Goldman swings widly with a right hand
and Karhu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karhu manages to break the clinch.
Goldman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goldman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman cracks Karhu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldman but Goldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Goldman misses.
Nice shot by Goldman.
Goldman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhu's sensitive parts.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
Goldman throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Goldman finds it's way through Karhu's defenses.
Nalle Karhu's cut is getting worse.
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!
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu tries to clinch up
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goldman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman scoring well with a low kick there.
Abe Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldman misses with a wild body shot.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldman but Goldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karhu needs to keep his hands up - Goldman had a free shot at his head there.
Karhu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nalle Karhu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses
and Karhu counters with a one-two to the body.
Karhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goldman's waist but Goldman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karhu off to one side.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Goldman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karhu misses with a double jab
and Goldman counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldman but Goldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Goldman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeez, Nalle Karhu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
Nalle Karhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Goldman is trying to push Karhu away but Karhu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goldman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Karhu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Goldman is trying to defend but Karhu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goldman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu'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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Goldman.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Goldman misses with a wild body shot.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldman counters with a series of strikes. Karhu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karhu is looking to clinch.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldman but Goldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karhu. Goldman shrugs it off though.
A jab from Goldman misses.
Karhu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Goldman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Goldman throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goldman. That's going to slow Karhu down.
Karhu shoots in but no luck this time.
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Goldman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu takes one on the button.
Goldman moves out of range of the body kick from Karhu.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but Goldman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nalle Karhu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abe Goldman!
After the big win, Abe Goldman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio comes into the arena with Muay Thai blaring out of the sound system. Gunn has chosen Audioslave - Exploder as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Arthur Vengrio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arthur Vengrio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn has Vengrio up against the cage in a clinch.
Vengrio stalling against the cage.
Vengrio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vengrio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
It looks like Charles Gunn has been cut.
Vengrio has Gunn pushed against the cage.
Vengrio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vengrio prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Vengrio.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vengrio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vengrio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gunn can turn it around.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio missing with knees to the body.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vengrio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vengrio tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vengrio misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Vengrio.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Vengrio.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Vengrio improves position.
Vengrio scores with a knee to the head.
Vengrio can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vengrio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vengrio takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Vengrio is breathing heavily.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Vengrio blocks with his arms.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vengrio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vengrio is defending well for now.
Vengrio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vengrio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Vengrio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Vengrio blocks with his arms.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Vengrio controls the action.
Vengrio misses with a knee to the head.
Vengrio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vengrio throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn throws an elbow that misses.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Vengrio fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunn.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Vengrio, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vengrio fails to land.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vengrio is defending well for now.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengrio avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vengrio.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn is pushing Vengrio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vengrio tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vengrio blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Vengrio blocks it.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Vengrio is blocking nicely.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
Gunn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vengrio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vengrio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vengrio swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gunn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vengrio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
Vengrio pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vengrio misses with some punches.
Vengrio tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Vengrio tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Vengrio controls the action.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Gunn to work.
Vengrio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gunn. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Vengrio controls his hands.
Gunn working Vengrio over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vengrio's face.
Gunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Gunn digs a right hand into Vengrio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vengrio's gas tank.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Gunn stalling in the clinch.
Gunn works on Vengrio's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vengrio's face.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Vengrio is trying to maintain a safe position but Gunn gets an underhook and turns Vengrio into the cage.
Gunn is struggling to control the position.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Gunn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn stalling against the cage.
Gunn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vengrio can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn pushes Vengrio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vengrio blocks it with crossed arms.
Vengrio managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vengrio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vengrio avoids it.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vengrio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vengrio backwards.
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!
Vengrio letting Gunn take a breather here.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn tries a body shot but Vengrio blocks it.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Vengrio controls the action.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Vengrio gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
Vengrio tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vengrio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vengrio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Vengrio. Vengrio maintains the clinch.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vengrio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body.
Vengrio blocks an elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vengrio backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn drops Vengrio with a big knee straight up the middle! Vengrio is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vengrio is rocked!
Gunn drops Vengrio with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vengrio! Gunn dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Gunn!
Charles Gunn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Man From Atlantis. Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - Into The Arena as his entrance music. Erik Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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241 lbs
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260 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Namor McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Ragnaar catches McKenzie right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Ragnaar misses its intended target.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenzie.
McKenzie pushes Ragnaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnaar has a couple of punches blocked by McKenzie.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnaar fails to land.
Ragnaar can't find room to land a body shot as McKenzie controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie scores with a shot to the side of Ragnaar's head.
It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKenzie lands a left hand.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKenzie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is trying to maintain a safe position but McKenzie gets an underhook and turns Ragnaar into the cage.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
Ragnaar blocking some punches.
McKenzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnaar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar digs a right hand underneath McKenzie's ribcage. McKenzie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnaar blocking some punches.
Ragnaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
Ragnaar misses with some punches.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar digs a right hand into McKenzie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKenzie's gas tank.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Ragnaar.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
McKenzie blocks a body shot from Ragnaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKenzie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnaar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnaar can't find room to land a body shot as McKenzie controls the action.
Ragnaar tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Ragnaar back against the cage.
Ragnaar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnaar working aggressively here.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
McKenzie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnaar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKenzie 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 Ragnaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ragnaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Ragnaar throws a solid leg kick but McKenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
McKenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie is rocked!
Namor McKenzie's cut is getting worse.
Ragnaar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh McKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That has opened up Erik Ragnaar's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McKenzie seems to have got his legs back now.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from McKenzie misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKenzie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
McKenzie misses with a two punch combination.
McKenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnaar circles away.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Namor McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
McKenzie misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. McKenzie moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Ragnaar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as McKenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnaar misses with a hook. McKenzie ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKenzie cracks Ragnaar with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKenzie misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McKenzie to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKenzie connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnaar throws out the jab.
Ragnaar looks to throw the jab but McKenzie is out of range.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McKenzie, as that shot connected.
Ragnaar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar throws a hook to the side of McKenzie's head but McKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McKenzie up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ragnaar from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McKenzie's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Ragnaar!
A very excited looking Erik Ragnaar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Namor McKenzie was interviewed post fight and said 'He was so slippery I think he greased himself? but you know what I'm still getting my money anyway but I he did some fishy things'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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32
260 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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270 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Kovalenko - just one landing.
It looks like Gary Goodridge has been cut.
Kovalenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goodridge back to the cage. Kovalenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goodridge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kovalenko defends well and Goodridge ends up having to push Kovalenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kovalenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalenko takes a swing at Goodridge's ribcage but misses.
Goodridge dives in for a single leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kovalenko tries to circle away but Goodridge has him pinned against the cage.
Kovalenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Goodridge.
Goodridge prevents Kovalenko from breaking the clinch.
Kovalenko manages to break the clinch.
Goodridge works Kovalenko's body with a nice hook.
Kovalenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalenko lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Goodridge scores with a four punch combination!
Kovalenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goodridge shoots for a double leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls well. He's pushed Goodridge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kovalenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goodridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodridge dives in for a single leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kovalenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Kovalenko there.
Kovalenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goodridge.
Goodridge looks winded!
Goodridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovalenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kovalenko throws a front kick that sends Goodridge stumbling back into the cage.
Kovalenko lands with a nice combination. Goodridge backs away looking to recover.
Kovalenko throws a combination. Goodridge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goodridge has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge leaves his chin hanging out and Kovalenko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Goodridge crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abe as he jumps to the side.
Abe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Abe moved out of range.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Abe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abe throws a leg kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown into Abe's guard.
Abe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abe controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe looking for a sweep. Not yet Abe, not yet.
Emelianenko postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Abe looking to control.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abe has control of Emelianenko's left arm, preventing Emelianenko from doing any damage.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Abe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abe dives on top into guard.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Earnest Abe.
Abe lands with an overhand left.
Abe looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Abe avoids them all with ease.
Abe misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
A jab lands there for Abe.
Abe slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Abe's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abe jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abe rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Abe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Earnest Abe has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Abe moves out of range.
Abe cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Abe.
Good exchange - Abe coming out on top.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abe.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Abe.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Abe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Abe misses.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abe.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abe counters with a left to the body.
Abe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abe tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abe throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Earnest Abe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Abe sprawls well.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Abe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Abe dodges the ground and pound from Emelianenko.
Abe is looking for a sweep.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abe is working hard here to advance position.
Emelianenko working the body and head with strikes.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Emelianenko in side control, throwing shots but Abe defends.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emelianenko connects with a decent elbow.
Emelianenko with the ground and pound but Abe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko is nestled in close to Abe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Abe defends it.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abe defending well though.
Abe is trying to control but can't.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Abe's head.
Abe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelianenko.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Abe won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko passes into side control, despite Abe's attempt to control the position.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura but Abe is defending well.
Abe taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Who's going to make the next move?
Abe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Abe is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abe trying to control here.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abe's head.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Abe is defending well.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Abe dodges it nicely.
Abe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Abe is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelianenko prevents Abe from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earnest Abe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abe misses the jab.
Abe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Abe moves out of range.
Abe misses with a low kick.
Abe moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko feints and as Abe raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abe's head.
Abe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Abe is keeping the position.
Abe is pulling down on Emelianenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Emelianenko, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Abe trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Earnest Abe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Abe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Earnest Abe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abe avoids it really well and circles away.
Abe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Abe avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Abe throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe slips under a jab.
Abe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko goes for a double leg but Abe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abe continues to drive forward.
Earnest Abe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Abe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Abe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abe leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Abe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Abe slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abe can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Abe's head but Abe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Abe's guard.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Abe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Abe pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abe has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko is controlling Abe's posture.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Abe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Earnest Abe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abe prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida pushes Neeson up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida lands a right hand.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neeson misses with the head strike.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Neeson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neeson throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neeson's brow.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Neeson.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neeson manages to break the clinch.
Neeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Neeson is looking to land body kicks.
Neeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Neeson looks winded!
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Neeson seems unphased.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Neeson ducks down to avoid it.
Neeson throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
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!
Neeson wants to slow Machida down by chopping away at his legs.
Neeson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neeson.
Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Neeson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Neeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Neeson.
Neeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Neeson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Neeson controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neeson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Neeson struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Neeson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida digs a right hand into Neeson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neeson's gas tank.
Neeson is working Machida over against the cage.
Neeson can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Neeson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Neeson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida pushes Neeson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Machida's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neeson looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson manages to break the clinch.
Neeson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Machida. That snapped Neeson's head back.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Neeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neeson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neeson.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neeson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neeson scores with a spinning back kick!
Neeson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida lands with a good body shot.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neeson.
Machida lands a big head kick that sends Neeson tumbling to the mat! Machida takes a step backwards and waves Neeson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A nice inside leg kick there by Neeson. That's going to slow Machida down.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neeson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Machida lands a right hand from hell, dropping Neeson. Machida pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Machida!
After the fight, Renzo Machida was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Celebration by Kool and the Gang. Sirkiä is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thergothon - Elemental. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sirkiä fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams motions for Sirkiä to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams 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.
Williams tries a low kick but Sirkiä avoids it.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sirkiä avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkiä was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Sirkiä misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kane Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Sirkiä was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirkiä checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sirkiä is able to avoid easily.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Sirkiä moved away.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Sirkiä manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sirkiä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks the inside of Sirkiä's front leg.
Kane Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sirkiä is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Sirkiä shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Sirkiä's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Sirkiä tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a hook.
Sirkiä tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams digs a good body shot into Sirkiä's ribs.
Sirkiä looks winded!
Sirkiä blocks the body kick.
Sirkiä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Sirkiä moves out of range easily.
Sirkiä walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sirkiä's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirkiä backwards.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Sirkiä's takedown attempt.
Sirkiä avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sirkiä fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkiä momentarily.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirkiä.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirkiä can do to turn this around?
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sirkiäs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirkiä checks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Sirkiä misses.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sirkiä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Sirkiä stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niko Sirkiä is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sirkiä counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a head kick. Sirkiä smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirkiä checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirkiä takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Kane Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirkiä avoids a kick to the body.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Sirkiä counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sirkiä gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirkiä is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams controlling the position for now.
Sirkiä thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position well.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirkiä.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirkiä thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams wants to control but Sirkiä is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kane Williams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams motions for Sirkiä to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
Sirkiä moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sirkiä shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirkiä takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sirkiä darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Sirkiä into the cage.
Kane Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.
Sirkiä is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirkiä.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Sirkiä blocks the leg kick.
Sirkiä takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sirkiä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Sirkiä avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sirkiä is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Sirkiä stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams digs a good hook to Sirkiä's body.
Sirkiä takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Sirkiä has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams throws a series of punches but Sirkiä avoids them all with ease.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sirkiä to counter with a crisp jab.
Sirkiä checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick
letting Sirkiä counter with a right hand.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Sirkiä, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Sirkiä has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Sirkiä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams lands a nice hook to Sirkiä's body. Sirkiä takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sirkiä moved away.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Sirkiä is out of range.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sirkiä takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams throws a low kick but Sirkiä avoids it.
Williams cracks Sirkiä with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sirkiä looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Sirkiä moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkiä is just out of range.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirkiä's head backwards.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Sirkiä's front leg but catches the back leg as Sirkiä tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Williams jabs Sirkiä right on the nose. Sirkiä blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirkiä throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirkiä off to one side.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks the inside of Sirkiä's front leg.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Sirkiä in the body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkiä is just out of range.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Sirkiä checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Williams!
Kane Williams took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm sick and tired of these wrestlers who don't like to fight. I want to fight. If I get beat up, so be it. But suckas know they been in a fight. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda comes to the cage accompanied by Cant del Barça. Partio has chosen Nightwish - Crimson Tide as his entrance music. Kauko Partio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esqueda.
Esqueda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Partio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Partio is looking to chop away at Esqueda's legs.
A leg kick checked by Partio.
Esqueda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Partio works Esqueda's body with a nice hook.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio slips a jab from Esqueda.
Esqueda misses with a low kick.
Partio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esqueda.
Esqueda throws a front kick aimed at Partio's knee but Partio avoids it well.
Partio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esqueda on the side of the head.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Esqueda avoids it.
A good leg kick by Partio.
Esqueda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Esqueda.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Esqueda just misses with a punch to the body.
Esqueda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Esqueda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Partio.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esqueda 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esqueda, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Partio. Beautiful body shot.
Esqueda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Esqueda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio 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 Esqueda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Esqueda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Esqueda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Partio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Partio throwing shots but Esqueda is blocking nicely.
Partio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Esqueda trying to control from the bottom.
Partio works his way into side control.
Esqueda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Esqueda prevents Partio from improving position.
Esqueda is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio tries to move to mount but Esqueda blocks the move with his legs.
Partio scoring with punches and elbows.
Partio trying to control the action but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Esqueda chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Esqueda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Partio wants to control but Esqueda is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Esqueda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esqueda looking for submissions off his back.
Partio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Partio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Esqueda?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esqueda is wriggling around trying to escape.
Esqueda regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Esqueda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partio checks it well.
Esqueda missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esqueda moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Esqueda looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
A big right from Esqueda misses.
Esqueda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Partio punishes Esqueda's body with a nice straight punch.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Esqueda is able to avoid easily.
Partio throws a leg kick but Esqueda sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Partio.
Esqueda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Partio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Partio stopping the sweep attempt from Esqueda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio postures up in Esqueda's guard and throws a big left but Esqueda blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partio trying to control but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Esqueda is trying to hold Partio in close to prevent damage but Partio has managed to pass into half guard.
Partio passes to side control.
Partio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Esqueda is trying to control Partio's posture but Partio avoids it.
Partio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Esqueda some visible discomfort.
Esqueda manages to get back to half guard.
Esqueda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Partio.
Kauko Partio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Esqueda tries to roll over but Partio keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esqueda gets full guard.
Esqueda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Partio defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Partio stopping the sweep attempt from Esqueda.
Partio trying to control but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Partio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Esqueda has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Partio is looking to defend but Esqueda has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Partio! Esqueda pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Partio taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda made sure to mention his sponsor, $300 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prophet Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mohammed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stupid music. Oath has chosen Fuck your guts out as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prophet Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oath 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.
Oath throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mohammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oath manages to avoid it.
Mohammed punishes Oath's body with a nice straight punch.
Oath looks to land a right hand but Mohammed moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Oath.
Oath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mohammed in his tracks.
Mohammed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mohammed throws a lazy uppercut
and Oath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oath displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Mohammed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mohammed moves out of range as Oath throws a body kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick but Oath moves out of range.
Oath is looking to score with low kicks.
Oath wants to clinch.
Mohammed misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Oath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oath.
Nice shot by Mohammed.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Mohammed misses with a straight right.
Mohammed lands a leg kick that knocks Oath off balance momentarily.
Mohammed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oath throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Mohammed as he connects with a hook.
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!
Oath looks to land a left hand but Mohammed moved out of range nicely.
Mohammed tries to clinch up but Oath circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammed blocks a low kick nicely.
Mohammed lands a really nice looking cross but Oath seems unphased.
Oath circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to clinch but Oath is avoiding it.
Oath is looking to score with low kicks.
Oath misses with a straight right.
Oath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mohammed finds it's way round the side to connect with Oath's head.
Oath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oath misses with the combination.
Mohammed digs a good hook to Oath's body.
Oath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mohammed's head.
Oath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohammed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Oath is trying to break free.
Mohammed throws a head punch that misses.
Oath misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath tries to work over Mohammed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohammed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammed throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammed working aggressively here.
Oath prevents the takedown attempt.
Mohammed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oath swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Oath.
Oath lands a left hand.
Mohammed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oath misses with some punches.
Mohammed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Oath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohammed.
Oath working aggressively here.
Mohammed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Ken Oath's cut even more.
Oath throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohammed.
A head punch on the inside from Mohammed fails to land.
Oath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mohammed's elbow.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Oath.
Oath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Oath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed blocking some punches.
Oath lands a left hand.
Mohammed scores with a shot to the side of Oath's head.
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 Prophet Mohammed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mohammed throws a body punch but Oath moves out of range.
Mohammed throws a hook but Oath avoids it easily.
Oath throws the left hand but Mohammed avoids the punch easily.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oath catches Mohammed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mohammed looks for the body kick but Oath saw that one coming.
Oath moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mohammed throws a push kick but Oath slaps the foot to one side.
Oath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mohammed misses with a wild body shot.
Oath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oath moves out of range as Mohammed throws a body kick.
Mohammed looks for the body kick but Oath saw that one coming.
Mohammed avoids the body shot from Oath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mohammed throws out a loose jab but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oath misses with a hook.
Mohammed motions for Oath to come forward. Mohammed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
Oath misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Oath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oath throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohammed moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mohammed delivers a nice body kick.
Mohammed digs a good body shot into Oath's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammed.
Mohammed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oath.
Ken Oath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oath is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed goes for a double leg but Oath avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oath continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohammed.
Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oath's elbow.
Mohammed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oath misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mohammed scores with a shoulder strike.
Prophet Mohammed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oath lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohammed.
Oath lands a hook that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
Oath throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mohammed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mohammed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mohammed fails to land.
Oath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohammed lands a body shot.
Oath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oath throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohammed.
Mohammed is working for takedown but Oath is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mohammed misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohammed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oath swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed working aggressively here.
Oath blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath digs a right hand underneath Mohammed's ribcage. Mohammed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oath lands a hook that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Oath.
Mohammed misses with some punches.
Oath blocks a body shot from Mohammed.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Oath manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prophet Mohammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
Oath lands a body punch.
Oath misses with some punches.
Mohammed blocks an uppercut.
Mohammed lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Ken Oath's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mohammed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed blocking some punches.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mohammed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oath backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Prophet Mohammed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mohammed scores with a shot to the body.
Oath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prophet Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oath throws a one two combo.
Mohammed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oath doesn't seem bothered though.
Mohammed misses with a left hand
and Oath counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed moves into the clinch.
Oath is trying to maintain a safe position but Mohammed gets an underhook and turns Oath into the cage.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oath lands a right hand.
Mohammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
Mohammed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Oath takes a shot to the head.
Oath blocks a body shot from Mohammed.
Mohammed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohammed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohammed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Oath.
Mohammed lands a body punch.
Oath throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammed prevents a body shot from Oath.
Oath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohammed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohammed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oaths head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Mohammed.
Oath is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oath is still on wobbly legs! Can Mohammed finish him?
Oath throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed can't find room to land a body shot as Oath controls the action.
Oath seems to have recovered his senses.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohammed throws a head punch that misses.
Oath swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oath is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oath tries to work over Mohammed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohammed tries to score a body lock takedown but Oath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Oath.
Mohammed scores with a shot to the side of Oath's head.
Ken Oath's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mohammed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
Oath is leaning against Mohammed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Oath fails to land.
Mohammed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oath pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prophet Mohammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
Oath breaks from the clinch.
Oath lands a head shot.
Oath looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mohammed is looking to wear down Oath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Oath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oath scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mohammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed lands a nice hook to Oath's body. Oath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath avoids a kick to the body.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Oath avoids them all with ease.
Oath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammed misses with a hook to the body
and Oath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mohammed is able to avoid easily.
Oath has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oath avoids a kick to the body.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oath scores with a decent looking hook.
Mohammed lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
Mohammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohammed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prophet Mohammed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed tries to land a body kick
and Oath counters with a stiff right hand.
Mohammed dodges the punch combination from Oath.
Mohammed misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammed wants to land a leg kick but Oath is out of range.
Oath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oath's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mohammed under the eye.
Oath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown but Oath shows good takedown defense.
Mohammed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mohammed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oath looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammed is just out of range.
Oath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mohammed 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath moves to clinch but Mohammed breaks away
and Mohammed counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oath!
Oath manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mohammed works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mohammed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ken Oath's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Prophet Mohammed!
A very excited looking Prophet Mohammed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ken Oath was interviewed post fight and said 'I took a punt, a gamble and on this occassion the cards didn't fall my way. Congrats Lance and Carl this is nothing more than a slight bump on my path to being a legend of the fight world.'.
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