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ITFL 2 - Individual Semi-final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Lundin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots in but no luck this time.
Belfort looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lundin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belfort attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lundin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Belfort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lundin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belfort takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cody Lundin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belfort goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belfort .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundin throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort dips to his left and cracks Lundin with an uppercut!
Lundin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lundin.
Belfort misses with a body kick.
Belfort explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lundin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lundin misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lundin. Belfort shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lundin.
Lundin defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Lundin slips a jab from Belfort .
Lundin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lundin moves out of range of the body kick from Belfort .
Nice body kick from Belfort .
Lundin misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort throws the kick towards the body but Lundin avoids it.
Lundin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin tries to clinch up.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Lundin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin lands a leg kick that knocks Belfort off balance momentarily.
Lundin misses with a hook. Belfort ducked under it nicely.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lundin.
Lundin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort .
Lundin throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Lundin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Lundin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belfort checks it well.
Belfort looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Belfort .
Lundin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lundin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lundin counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lundin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Belfort looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lundin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Belfort is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lundin lets go of the hold and Belfort can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cody Lundin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makinwa slips a straight right by McDermot.
McDermot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDermot lands a jab.
McDermot scores with a hook.
Makinwa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. McDermot does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDermot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDermot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
McDermot defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Makinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDermot. McDermot obviously looking to wear him down.
McDermot tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
McDermot throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
McDermot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDermot throws a leg kick but Makinwa moved away.
Makinwa throws a low kick but McDermot moves out of range easily.
Makinwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDermot.
McDermot dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McDermot misses.
Makinwa lands with a nice body punch.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
McDermot throws a poor cross that misses
and Makinwa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDermot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makinwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDermot to score with a decent uppercut.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from McDermot.
McDermot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDermot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDermot.
McDermot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDermot throws out the jab.
Makinwa throws a big shot that misses.
Makinwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makinwa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDermot is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDermot throws a leg kick but Makinwa moved away.
Decent striking displayed by McDermot there.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
A head kick misses from Makinwa.
Jab by McDermot.
McDermot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a two punch combination.
McDermot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDermot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makinwa walks into a jab.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as McDermot jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDermot takes the fight into the clinch.
McDermot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makinwa or not.
Makinwa is breathing heavily.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDermot has Makinwa pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from McDermot.
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDermot after a bit of a struggle.
McDermot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDermot gets through Makinwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Makinwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDermot taking a breather.
McDermot struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
McDermot has a couple of punches blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa blocks an uppercut.
Makinwa working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but McDermot is controlling him.
McDermot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDermot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makinwa up against the cage.
McDermot prevents a body shot from Makinwa.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermot cracks Makinwa with an open hand slap.
Makinwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDermot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDermot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDermot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makinwa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Makinwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDermot counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDermot misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for McDermot.
McDermot lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDermot.
Makinwa slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat McDermot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDermot cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Makinwa tries to land a leg kick but McDermot saw it coming and moves away.
Makinwa works over McDermot's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Pat McDermot has been cut.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. McDermot moves away and avoids it.
McDermot jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDermot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from McDermot misses the target.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick.
McDermot checks a low kick from Makinwa.
McDermot throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Makinwa moves out of range of the leg kick from McDermot.
Makinwa throws a body kick that misses.
McDermot misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Jab by McDermot.
McDermot loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
McDermot misses with an uppercut. Makinwa saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McDermot. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Makinwa misses with a body punch
and McDermot counters with an outside leg kick.
Makinwa throws a poor cross that misses
and McDermot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDermot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Makinwa lands.
McDermot works Makinwa's body with a nice hook.
McDermot cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
McDermot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pat McDermot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDermot fakes the leg kick and cracks Makinwa in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDermot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot throws out a powerful jab.
McDermot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDermot lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDermot drops Makinwa with a huge uppercut! Makinwa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McDermot is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat McDermot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quentin DeBramalo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer scores with a sloppy right hand. DeBramalo should have avoided that one.
DeBramalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Killer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeBramalo.
Nice uppercut there from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo punishes Killer's body with a nice straight punch.
DeBramalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeBramalo is looking to slow Killer down with leg kicks.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeBramalo as he jumps to the side.
Killer shoots for a takedown but DeBramalo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeBramalo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Killer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeBramalo but DeBramalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Killer has a takedown stuffed.
DeBramalo tries to work over Killer's front leg with a kick but Killer checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer moves into range and clinches up with DeBramalo.
Killer has DeBramalo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeBramalo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but DeBramalo has double underhooks.
DeBramalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
DeBramalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Killer up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeBramalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer blocks a body shot from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeBramalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeBramalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - DeBramalo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeBramalo throws out a leg kick but Killer moves out of range and DeBramalo only half commits.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Killer is defended easily by DeBramalo.
Killer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer slips a jab and a cross from DeBramalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Killer moves into the clinch successfully.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
DeBramalo stalling against the cage.
Killer has had enough of the clinch but DeBramalo keeps him there for the moment.
DeBramalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
DeBramalo postures up.
Killer working a defensive guard but DeBramalo passes into half guard.
Killer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeBramalo is working away from the top position though.
Killer tries to roll over but DeBramalo keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
DeBramalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
DeBramalo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeBramalo lands a nice short elbow.
Killer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeBramalo is working away from the top position though.
Killer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DeBramalo on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo is looking to take a break and control but Killer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeBramalo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Killer misses with a double jab.
Killer tries to clinch there but DeBramalo circles away.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - DeBramalo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Killer gets tackled into the cage by DeBramalo. DeBramalo maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
DeBramalo can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Killer jumps guard but DeBramalo stands there with Killer around his waist. Killer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeBramalo misses with some punches.
Killer is trying to pull guard but DeBramalo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer is trying to stall.
Killer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, DeBramalo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
DeBramalo lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from DeBramalo fails to land.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeBramalo lands a left hand.
Killer looking for a takedown.
Killer goes for a takedown attempt but DeBramalo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
DeBramalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo tried to score with a low kick but Killer checks it.
DeBramalo scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Killer 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 DeBramalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeBramalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Killer tries to clinch there but DeBramalo circles away.
DeBramalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeBramalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dark Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo tries a low kick but Killer avoids it.
Killer clinches.
DeBramalo working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeBramalo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
DeBramalo throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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!
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeBramalo up against the cage.
Killer tries to score a body lock takedown but DeBramalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DeBramalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
DeBramalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killer tries to score a body lock takedown but DeBramalo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DeBramalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocking some punches.
DeBramalo misses with a punch on the inside.
DeBramalo has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
DeBramalo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
DeBramalo misses with a punch to the body.
DeBramalo misses with the head strike.
DeBramalo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Killer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics DeBramalo uses from the top position.
Killer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
DeBramalo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Killer is trying to control. DeBramalo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeBramalo moves into full guard.
DeBramalo wants to sweep here but Killer controlling him for the moment.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but DeBramalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeBramalo wants to sweep here but Killer controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeBramalo controlling Killer's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
DeBramalo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Killer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeBramalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Killers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Killer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeBramalo, pushing him back against the cage.
DeBramalo gets through Killer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeBramalo looking to stall.
Killer prevents a body shot from DeBramalo.
Killer breaks from the clinch.
DeBramalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
DeBramalo dips to his left and cracks Killer with an uppercut!
DeBramalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killer shoots in and drives through. DeBramalo sprawls well.
DeBramalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeBramalo ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for DeBramalo. That snapped Killer's head back.
DeBramalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeBramalo tries to score with a low kick but Killer moves his leg out of the way.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick.
Killer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo digs a good hook to Killer's body.
Killer is looking to clinch but DeBramalo is avoiding it.
Quentin DeBramalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Killer blocks the leg kick.
Killer blocks a low kick nicely.
Killer is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeBramalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Killer tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeBramalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Killer somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeBramalo throws a looping overhand right but Killer ducks down to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for DeBramalo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Killer is defended easily by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from DeBramalo both land. Nice combination.
DeBramalo tries to score with a low kick but Killer moves his leg out of the way.
DeBramalo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeBramalo. DeBramalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeBramalo sprawls well. DeBramalo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Killer gets slowly back to his feet.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Killer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeBramalo lands with an uppercut that bounces Killer off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt - DeBramalo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as DeBramalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killer doesn't seem phased though.
DeBramalo scores with a jab. Killer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Killer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DeBramalo defends it nicely.
Killer darts in looking for a takedown but DeBramalo gets double underhooks and turns Killer into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeBramalo lands with a right to the head.
DeBramalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeBramalo misses with some punches.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but DeBramalo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
DeBramalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeBramalo.
Killer blocking some punches.
DeBramalo stalling in the clinch but Killer improves position.
Killer tries to pull guard but DeBramalo won't allow it.
DeBramalo has Killer pressed against the cage.
DeBramalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Killer's efforts to push away.
DeBramalo prevents Killer from breaking the clinch.
Killer tries to pull guard but DeBramalo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeBramalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Killer is keeping busy.
Killer tries for a takedown but DeBramalo manages to get underhooks.
Dark Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quentin DeBramalo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBramalo taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin DeBramalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeBramalo 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
Our winner, Quentin DeBramalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Violence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Governale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
215 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Violence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sal Governale!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Governale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Violence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Governale avoids it really well and circles away.
Violence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Violence moves to clinch but Governale breaks away
and Governale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Violence is staying active underneath Governale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Governale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Violence tries to kick Governale off but Governale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Violence is holding on to half guard well.
Violence moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violence lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Governale!
Governale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Governale really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Violence with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Sal Governale has been cut.
Violence sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Violence thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violence content just to control the position here.
Violence trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Violence unloads with some shots from mount but Governale bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Violence throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Governale because Violence loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governale gets back to half guard.
Governale wants to control but Violence passes into side.
Violence tries to move to mount but Governale blocks the move with his legs.
Governale wants to control but Violence postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Governale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Violence tries to stand but Governale is controlling his head.
Governale is trying to get back to half guard.
Governale prevents Violence from moving into mount.
Violence will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governale tries to buck Violence off but Violence is having none of it.
Governale regains half guard.
Violence wants to control but Governale is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Violence is really struggling to control Governale but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dark Violence wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Governale has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Violence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Governale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Governale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Violence moves away.
Governale misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Violence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sal Governale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Governale shoots in and drives through. Violence sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Governale. No joy for Violence on that attempt.
Violence clinches with his opponent.
Governale throws a punch but it's blocked by Violence.
Violence tries to land knees in the clinch but Governale avoids the damage to the body.
Governale tries for a takedown but Violence manages to get underhooks.
Violence has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Governale uses from the top position.
Governale is looking to work some ground and pound but Violence has wrist control.
Governale wants to control from the top but Violence keeps moving.
Governale lands a couple of elbows.
Violence is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Violence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dark Violence.
Governale slaps away a takedown attempt from Violence, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Governale avoids a kick to the body.
Violence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Governale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Violence wants to clinch.
Violence fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violence shoots for a takedown but Governale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Violence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Violence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Governale.
Violence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Governale tries to avoid it but Violence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Governale to the ground. Governale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Governale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Governale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Governale scores with a shot to the body.
Governale connects with a solid leg kick.
Governale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Violence pinned against the cage. Violence gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Governale or perhaps it was just good defense by Violence which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Violence takes a swing at Governale's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Governale counters with a takedown into side control.
Governale scoring with punches from side control.
Governale tries to score with some ground and pound. Violence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Governale working away.
Violence dodges the ground and pound from Governale.
Violence gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Violence wants to get back to full guard.
Violence is working hard here to advance position.
Violence is pressing down on Governale's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Violence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Governale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Governale stands up over Violence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Violence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Governale postures up.
Governale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Governale preventing the sweep.
Violence wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Governale manages to pass to side control.
Violence is looking to improve his position.
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 Dark Violence will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sal Governale'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!
Violence fails with the takedown.
Governale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Violence in his tracks.
Governale avoids a kick to the body.
Violence tries to clinch but Governale moves out of range.
Governale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Violence will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Violence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Governale tries to score with a low kick but Violence moves his leg out of the way.
Governale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dark Violence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Violence throws a nice looking combination but Governale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Violence defending well as Governale loads up on a big left hand.
Violence shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Governale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Violence!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violence parries the strikes from Governale easily there. Governale is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Violence to escape.
Violence manages to work his way to half guard, despite Governale's best efforts.
Violence actively working from the bottom here.
Governale throwing shots but Violence is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Governale connects with a nice short shot to Violence's temple.
Violence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Governale is working away from the top position though.
Violence is looking for a sweep. Governale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sal Governale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Governale prevents Violence from improving his position.
Governale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Violence manages to get to full guard.
Governale throws an elbow that misses. Violence uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Governale's guard. Nice move by Violence!
Dark Violence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Violence looking to sit in guard and control but Governale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Governale wants to control from the top but Violence keeps moving.
Violence seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Violence is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Governale is controlling him.
Violence is trying to hold Governale in close to prevent damage but Governale has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Governale connects with a nice short shot to Violence's temple.
Violence looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Violence trying to control here.
Governale prevents Violence from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Governale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dark Violence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Violence blocking the ground and pound attempt from Governale.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sal Governale.
I think Violence has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sal Governale!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music. Zell Griever is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
210 lbs
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285 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griever lands a head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Malkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Griever is looking to land body kicks.
Griever on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griever goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griever has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever stuffs the takedown.
Griever swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Malkin looks to land a body kick but Griever moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Malkin there.
Griever scores with a nice right hand.
Griever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malkin drops his hands momentarily and Griever takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Malkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malkin throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zell Griever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever misses with a looping right.
Malkin clinches up with Griever and pushes him back against the cage.
Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Malkin has Griever up against the cage in a clinch.
Griever tries to throw a body punch but Malkin avoids it by throwing Griever back against the cage.
Malkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever can't find room to land a body shot as Malkin controls the action.
Griever breaks from the clinch.
Malkin tries to land a front kick but Griever steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin blocks the body kick.
Griever throws a head kick but Malkin moves out of range.
Griever throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griever doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malkin.
Griever slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malkin being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griever is keeping the position for now.
Griever is trying to control the position but Malkin postures up.
Malkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griever swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griever seems keen to control Malkin's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zell Griever was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkin.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griever throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griever swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Griever swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griever.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griever moves away.
Malkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griever controlling the position.
Malkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griever controls Malkin momentarily but Malkin frees himself.
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 Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod.
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.
Malkin throws the kick towards the body but Griever avoids it.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griever throws a series of punches but Malkin moves out of range.
Griever throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griever throws a right and a left that Malkin avoids nicely.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Malkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malkin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkin.
Nice defenses there by Malkin.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Malkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griever is out of range.
Malkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griever.
Griever checks a leg kick.
Griever swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malkin.
Malkin defending well as Griever loads up on a big left hand.
Griever smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin slips a jab and a cross from Griever.
Malkin misses with a body shot.
Griever throws a lazy body kick
and Malkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malkin is looking to wear down Griever with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malkin slips a jab from Griever.
Malkin shoots in and gets a takedown into Griever's guard.
Malkin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griever sneaks back into half guard.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but Griever defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever is trying to control but can't.
Griever wants to improve his position but Malkin is controlling well.
Griever keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Griever is looking for a sweep. Malkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griever knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malkin seems to be working for a kimura but Griever defends the submission attempt.
Griever desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever trying to control here.
Malkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griever sees it coming and defends easily.
Griever is holding on to half guard well.
Evgeniy Malkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zell Griever will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Griever misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griever looks to throw the jab but Malkin is out of range.
Malkin avoids the body shot from Griever.
Malkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griever takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Griever checks it.
Nice body kick from Malkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griever.
Malkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Malkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griever is trying to improve his position.
Malkin working away.
Griever has one of Malkin's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Malkin tries for a kimura but Griever is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griever, who protects the arm well.
Griever can't do much from the bottom here.
Malkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griever stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Griever tries to buck Malkin off but Malkin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever wants to control but Malkin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griever tries to bench press Malkin off him but Malkin keeps the position.
Malkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malkin tries for a kimura but Griever is defending well.
Malkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griever can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Malkin off and has taken his back!
Griever struggling to keep hold of the position.
Malkin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Griever.
Let's hope that Griever has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Griever's guard. Nice work there by Malkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeniy Malkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
An out of breath Evgeniy Malkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Badoyan misses with a double jab.
Templeton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Templeton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Templeton
and Badoyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Templeton pushes Badoyan away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton looks to land a left hand but Badoyan moved out of range nicely.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Badoyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
Templeton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Templeton as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan clobbers Templeton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badoyan clobbers Templeton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Badoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Templeton tenderised Badoyan's leg. Badoyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Templeton. Beautiful body shot.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
A big right from Templeton misses.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badoyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Templeton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Badoyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Templeton can pounce on him.
Templeton needs to keep his hands up - Badoyan had a free shot at his head there.
Badoyan is looking to slow Templeton down with leg kicks.
Templeton cracks the inside of Badoyan's front leg.
Badoyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Templeton cracks Badoyan with a good jab.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.
Templeton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Templeton misses with a leg kick.
Templeton is looking to land body kicks.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Badoyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Badoyan scores with a hook.
Templeton cracks the inside of Badoyan's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Badoyan.
Templeton moves out of range of the leg kick from Badoyan.
Templeton throws the left hand but Badoyan avoids the punch easily.
Lance Templeton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badoyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Badoyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.
Badoyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan scores with a leg kick.
Templeton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badoyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Badoyan avoids a kick to the body.
Badoyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Badoyan misses with a body kick.
Templeton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badoyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Badoyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badoyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Templeton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badoyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Templeton 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 Badoyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badoyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badoyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Templeton misses with an uppercut. Badoyan saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton blocks a jab.
Badoyan misses with a body kick.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badoyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a lazy head kick
enabling Templeton to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badoyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Templeton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badoyan.
Templeton misses with a low kick as Badoyan jumps back.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Templeton misses.
Templeton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badoyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badoyan lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton throws a leg kick but Badoyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badoyan misses with a head kick.
Badoyan throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Badoyan scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badoyan misses with an uppercut. Templeton saw that one coming.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badoyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badoyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Templeton throws a solid leg kick but Badoyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Templeton.
Templeton lands with a nice body punch.
Templeton punishes Badoyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton throws a looping overhand right but Badoyan ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Templeton.
Templeton missing with a left hand there. Badoyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badoyan misses with a hook.
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but Badoyan avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Badoyan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Templeton.
Templeton throws a low kick but Badoyan avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badoyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Badoyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton with a hook.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badoyan jabs Templeton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badoyan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Templeton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Badoyan is in Templeton's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Templeton pulls Badoyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Badoyan from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Templeton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badoyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan content to stall in guard here.
Badoyan trying to control but Templeton is working from the bottom.
Templeton has his foot on Badoyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badoyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Templeton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Badoyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Templeton is retaining full guard.
Templeton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Templeton trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lance Templeton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Templeton counters with a nice leg kick.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Badoyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badoyan connects with a body shot.
Templeton misses with a looping left.
Templeton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badoyan misses with a looping left.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
Templeton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badoyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badoyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Templeton.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Badoyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Templeton's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Templeton takes one on the button.
Templeton checks the leg kick.
Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Templeton throws the left hand but Badoyan avoids the punch easily.
Badoyan checks a leg kick.
Badoyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badoyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badoyan moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Templeton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
Templeton throws a leg kick that misses.
Badoyan takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badoyan misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Templeton misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoyan missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Badoyan misses its intended target.
That kick from Badoyan tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badoyan feints and then cracks Templeton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templeton down.
Badoyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Templeton walks into a left hand.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Badoyan moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Badoyan checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Templeton.
Templeton thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton lands a nice hook to Badoyan's body. Badoyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Badoyan misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Templeton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Templeton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badoyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Templeton throws a body punch but Badoyan moves out of range.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Badoyan. Those never looked like landing.
Templeton lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templeton lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton scores with the left hand. Badoyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Templeton swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Templeton scores with a jab.
Templeton fakes the leg kick and cracks Badoyan in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
Badoyan tries a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Templeton.
Badoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Badoyan.
Templeton lands a jab to Badoyan's midsection.
Badoyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton throws a push kick but Badoyan slaps the foot to one side.
Badoyan misses with a body shot.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Templeton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
Badoyan tries to land a front kick but Templeton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Badoyan.
Templeton lands a leg kick that knocks Badoyan off balance momentarily.
Badoyan scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Badoyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Templeton wants to land a leg kick but Badoyan is out of range.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Badoyan moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Nice body punch from Templeton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
Templeton tried to score with a low kick but Badoyan checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Badoyan.
Templeton moves out of range as Badoyan strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badoyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Templeton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Badoyan rather than just go for the knockout.
Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Templeton moves out of range easily.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Templeton 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.
Templeton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Templeton throws a shot from downtown. Badoyan moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badoyan tries a low kick but Templeton avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Templeton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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