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SPNY 150: Surov - V.Winkle 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Gunslinger. Salita is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lose Yourself by Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 New York, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rude to counter with a crisp jab.
Salita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salita misses with a wild body shot.
Salita fails to land with a series of punches.
Rude slips under a jab from Salita.
Salita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rude lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salita backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude avoids the body shot from Salita.
Salita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Rude misses its intended target.
Rude dives in and grabs Salita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salita pushes down on Rude's head and hops out.
Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salita under the eye.
Salita throws a combination that misses
and Rude counters with a series of strikes. Salita will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salita is rocked!
Salita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salita looks winded!
Salita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude lands a nice hook to Salita's body. Salita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rude closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Salita! Rude dives in looking to finish! Salita is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Rude!
After winning the bout, Dominic Rude thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio comes to the cage accompanied by Tweezer. Jonathan Moxon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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203 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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194 lbs
21 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Moxon.
Moxon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anastasio.
Moxon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moxon 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.
Anastasio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anastasio has his takedown stuffed
and Moxon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxon looks to land a body kick but Anastasio moved away.
Anastasio slips a jab and a cross from Moxon.
Moxon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anastasio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moxon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anastasio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anastasio looking to pass the guard.
Moxon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anastasio defends it easily.
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!
Anastasio passes into half guard.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio controlling the action here.
Anastasio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anastasio is trying to control. Moxon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anastasio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moxon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anastasio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moxon is defending against the submission attempts here by Anastasio.
Moxon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moxon tries to roll over but Anastasio keeps him under control.
Anastasio wants to pass the guard but Moxon is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anastasio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moxon's head.
Moxon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anastasio seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moxon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moxon won't allow Anastasio to pass to mount.
Anastasio passes into side control, despite Moxon's attempt to control the position.
Anastasio controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon tries to buck Anastasio off but Anastasio is having none of it.
Anastasio trying to control the action but Moxon is working from the bottom.
Moxon tries to bench press Anastasio off him but Anastasio keeps the position.
Anastasio decides to stand back up.
Anastasio shoots for a double leg takedown but Moxon sprawls well. He's pushed Anastasio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anastasio shoots in and drives through. Moxon sprawls well.
Anastasio moves in looking to clinch but Moxon pushes him off.
Anastasio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moxon defends it nicely.
Moxon scores with a jab to the body.
Moxon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anastasio blocks a jab.
Anastasio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moxon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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!
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Moxon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anastasio passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moxon 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.
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anastasio pulls his head out easily.
Moxon is looking for a sweep. Anastasio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anastasio pulls his head out easily.
Moxon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moxon looks winded!
Anastasio trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Anastasio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anastasio blocks a jab.
Anastasio shoots for a takedown but Moxon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Moxon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moxon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anastasio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anastasio trying to control but Moxon is working from the bottom.
Moxon working for a triangle but Anastasio defends it easily.
Anastasio wants to pass the guard but Moxon is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anastasio defends it easily.
Moxon 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.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anastasio advances to half guard.
Anastasio moves into full mount! Moxon won't be happy about that!
Moxon is trying to escape the mount.
Moxon gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moxon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anastasio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Anastasio content to stall in guard here.
Moxon keeping moving, preventing Anastasio from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anastasio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anastasio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anastasio tries to free his leg and advance position but Moxon is retaining full guard.
Moxon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anastasio tries to free his leg and advance position but Moxon is retaining full guard.
Moxon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moxon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anastasio defends it easily.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anastasio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moxon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anastasio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anastasio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Moxon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anastasio scores with punches from side control.
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 Trey Anastasio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anastasio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anastasio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anastasio is working Moxon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moxon keeping full guard, as Anastasio tries to pass.
Anastasio slips nicely into half guard.
Moxon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anastasio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anastasio is working for a submission of some sort.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Anastasio is trying to control the action in half guard but Moxon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trey Anastasio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio lands strikes from half guard.
Anastasio works his way into side control.
Moxon is trying to improve his position.
Moxon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anastasio pulls his head out easily.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Anastasio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anastasio moves into full mount! Moxon won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anastasio looking to control but Moxon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anastasio cracks Moxon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio controlling the pace for now.
Anastasio lands with some strikes.
Jonathan Moxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
Anastasio prevents Moxon from getting the reversal.
Trey Anastasio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Moxon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Anastasio looking to isolate an arm here. Moxon doesn't see it coming and as Anastasio extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Anastasio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Anastasio!
During a confident post fight interview, Trey Anastasio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Fenili could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Hansen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenili shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fenili misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fenili connects with the punch.
Fenili throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fenili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Fenili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fenili is looking to regain half guard here but Hansen keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenili is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hansen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenili trying to control but Hansen postures up.
Hansen thows a huge punch but Fenili dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen is keen to just control but Fenili is a slippery customer.
Fenili manages to get to full guard.
Hansen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fenili manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fenili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenili looking to pass the guard.
Hansen trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Fenili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hansen - just one landing.
Hansen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fenili to the ground. Hansen is now in Fenili's guard.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen stopping the sweep attempt from Fenili.
Fenili is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fenili has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hansen has managed to get both his arms back between Fenili's legs - danger averted.
Fenili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hansen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fenili working a defensive guard here.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
Hansen pushing down on Fenili's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenili trying to control here.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen is thwarting Fenili's attempts to control the position.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Fenili wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.
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 round but Mac Hansen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fenili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fenili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fenili shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fenili showed some decent athleticism there.
Fenili is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hansen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fenili works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hansen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fenili but great work by Hansen.
Hansen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fenili tries to improve position but can't.
Fenili takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fenili is looking to regain half guard here but Hansen keeps moving and retains side control.
Hansen working away.
Fenili tries to improve position but can't.
Hansen cracks Fenili with a big right hand but Fenili just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hansen scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenili takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Danga de danga de dang - Hansen scores with a four punch combination!
Fenili avoids a kick to the body.
Fenili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fenili dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Fenili's head and hops out.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Fenili shows good takedown defense.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fenili shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fenili is looking to clinch.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fenili but Fenili pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gabriel Fenili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen jabs at Fenili's body.
Hansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hansen.
Fenili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenili moves forwards but Hansen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansen lands the left hand.
Fenili takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenili stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansen works the jab nicely.
Fenili seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fenili fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenili is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Fenili.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabriel Fenili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a combination. Fenili tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fenili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hansen avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Hansen 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!
Fenili gets a clinch.
Fenili throws a head punch that misses.
Fenili has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hansen uses from the top position.
Fenili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
Fenili keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Fenili has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Hansen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fenili's head.
Fenili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fenili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Fenili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Fenili controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.
Hansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hansen trying to control but Fenili is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Fenili keeps moving.
Fenili has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hansen won't allow Fenili to sweep him here.
Hansen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fenili's guard.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Fenili is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hansen trying to control from half guard but Fenili is working away.
Hansen content to control rather than advance.
Fenili moves into full guard.
Mac Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fenili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Fenili is keeping the position.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenili is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fenili's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fenili's head.
Fenili working a defensive guard here.
Gabriel Fenili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen wants to control from the top but Fenili keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hansen 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Hansen!
After winning the bout, Mac Hansen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby TupperIII has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chick lands with a thumping leg kick.
TupperIII moves out of range as Chick throws a body kick.
TupperIII takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Chick's head coaches at Spetznaz Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
TupperIII avoids the body shot from Chick.
TupperIII bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
TupperIII moves forwards but Chick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
TupperIII staying out of range there.
Chick misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Chick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chick connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick misses with a body kick.
Chick throws a chopping leg kick but TupperIII manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
TupperIII avoids a kick to the body.
Andy Chick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chick wants to slow TupperIII down by chopping away at his legs.
Chick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits TupperIIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Bobby TupperIII has been cut.
Chick throws a poor cross that misses
and TupperIII counters with a shoot takedown. Chick fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
TupperIII tries to free his leg and advance position but Chick is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TupperIII drops back looking for a leg! Chick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chick manages to kick TupperIII off! TupperIII jumps back into Chick's guard.
TupperIII drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and TupperIII jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
TupperIII stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chick manages to get to full guard.
TupperIII thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
TupperIII tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chick controlling his opponent.
Chick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for TupperIII on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick wants to control the pace but TupperIII is squirming around nicely.
TupperIII is trying desperately to improve position.
TupperIII sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
TupperIII actively working from the bottom here.
TupperIII is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chick pulls his head out easily.
TupperIII tries to get to full guard but Chick has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for TupperIII!
TupperIII is looking to get to half guard.
TupperIII keeps trying to improve his position.
TupperIII is still trying to improve position.
Chick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
TupperIII manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Chick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperIII's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chick throws a wild body kick that TupperIII sees coming a mile off.
Chick misses with a low kick.
TupperIII blocks a head kick by Chick.
Chick throws a wild body kick that TupperIII sees coming a mile off.
Chick tries to clinch up.
Chick misses with a hook. TupperIII ducked under it nicely.
Chick connects with a high kick.
Chick tries to land a leg kick but TupperIII saw it coming and moves away.
Chick throws a low kick but TupperIII avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick misses with the body kick
and TupperIII counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by TupperIII.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chick.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and TupperIII moves out of range easily.
Chick looks to throw the jab but TupperIII is out of range.
Chick throws a low kick but it's checked well by TupperIII.
Chick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but TupperIII is just out of range.
Chick misses with a kick to the body.
Chick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits TupperIIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a leg kick but TupperIII moved away.
Chick throws a head kick but TupperIII moves out of range.
Chick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TupperIII was well out of range. Poor timing from Chick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chick misses with a straight right.
Chick misses with a leg kick.
Chick throws a leg kick that misses.
Chick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
Chick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII keeps the fight on the outside.
Chick misses with an uppercut.
Chick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but TupperIII checks it well.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chick with a hook.
Chick throws a low kick but TupperIII moves out of range easily.
TupperIII has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chick misses with a right hand
and TupperIII counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chick throws a wild body kick that TupperIII sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
TupperIII takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andy Chick is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Chick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
TupperIII checks a leg kick.
TupperIII checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chick 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 TupperIII has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from TupperIII and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chick misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Chick misses.
TupperIII checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Chick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperIII's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Chick misses its intended target.
Chick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
TupperIII moves out of range of the body kick.
Chick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. TupperIII manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chick throws the kick towards the body but TupperIII avoids it.
TupperIII avoids the head kick by Chick.
TupperIII avoids a kick to the body.
Chick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chick throws a solid leg kick but TupperIII takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick throws a jab when TupperIII was well out of range.
Chick misses with a straight right.
Chick is looking to clinch but TupperIII is avoiding it.
Chick throws a front kick that sends TupperIII stumbling back into the cage.
Chick misses with a wild body shot.
Chick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that TupperIII can do to turn this around?
Chick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
TupperIII 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.
Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
TupperIII moves out of range as Chick throws a body kick.
Chick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII defending well as Chick loads up on a big left hand.
Chick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but TupperIII moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chick loads up on a big right hand but TupperIII slips the punch.
Chick tries to land a body kick
and TupperIII counters with a left and a right that stings Chick.
Chick is looking to score with low kicks.
TupperIII uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chick.
Chick looks to land a combination but TupperIII avoids it well.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TupperIII avoids the head kick by Chick.
Chick lands a lovely overhand right.
Andy Chick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a hook to the side of TupperIII's head but TupperIII sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chick.
Chick tries to clinch but TupperIII is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Chick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chick throws out a leg kick but TupperIII moves out of range and Chick only half commits.
A jab from Chick misses.
Chick misses the jab.
Chick misses with a body kick.
Chick tries to land a front kick but TupperIII steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chick lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick takes a swing at TupperIII's ribcage but misses.
Chick with a nice cross.
Chick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. TupperIII manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chick throws out a loose jab but TupperIII uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Chick misses
and TupperIII counters with a shoot takedown. Chick fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TupperIII prevents Chick from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw TupperIII working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
TupperIII pushing down on Chick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bobby TupperIII has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TupperIII is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time TupperIII.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Chick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chick, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Chick!
Our winner, Andy Chick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes into the arena with Waka Flocka Flame - O Lets Do It blaring out of the sound system. Figaro has chosen Prospect - Warrior as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sabin Figaro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Figaro.
Figaro gets a takedown into half guard.
Bundy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy is controlling Figaro's trapped leg to prevent Figaro from advancing to side control.
Bundy tries to roll over but Figaro keeps him under control.
Bundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Figaro is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking for a sweep. Figaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Figaro controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bundy looks to throw the jab but Figaro is out of range.
Bundy scores with a head kick. Figaro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Figaro slips under a jab from Bundy.
Figaro cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
Figaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Figaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figaro thows a leg kick but Bundy checks it
and Bundy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bundy.
Figaro looking to control.
Figaro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bundy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Figaro keeps moving.
Figaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Figaro.
Nice body kick there by Figaro.
Bundy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
Bundy misses with an uppercut.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Figaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy is looking to get back to full guard here but Figaro has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bundy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Figaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to control Figaro's posture but Figaro avoids it.
Figaro slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro trying to control the action but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Figaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bundy to see if he's OK.
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 Alan Bundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Figaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bundy's guard.
Bundy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Figaro stacks Bundy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Figaro!
Bundy is looking for a sweep.
Bundy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Figaro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Figaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bundy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Figaro wants to free his trapped foot but Bundy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bundy is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bundy gets caught flat footed, as Figaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bundy looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Figaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy looking for subs off his back but Figaro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bundy is looking for a sweep. Figaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bundy wants to get back to full guard.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Figaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Figaro's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is looking for the choke from the back position but Figaro is controlling his hands well.
Bundy is looking to control Figaro but Figaro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Figaro tries to escape but Bundy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Figaro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bundy struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figaro manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bundy's guard. Nice work there by Figaro.
Figaro cracks Bundy with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bundy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Figaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Bundy misses.
Bundy gets caught flat footed, as Figaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bundy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Figaro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Figaro is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bundy misses with a low kick as Figaro jumps back.
Figaro throws a body kick that misses.
Figaro staying out of range there.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Figaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundy on the side of the head.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bundy scores with a body shot.
Bundy blocks the body kick.
Alan Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy thows a leg kick but Figaro checks it
and Figaro counters with a shoot takedown. Bundy fights it but they end up in guard.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Figaro tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looking for a triangle here. Figaro is fighting it but it looks tight! Bundy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Figaro is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alan Bundy!
Our winner, Alan Bundy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
220 lbs
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32
220 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorro tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zorro tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zorro connects with a solid leg kick.
Jarred Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorro is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose clinches.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorro tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zorro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Zorro tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
Zorro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorro crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
Zorro misses with an elbow over the top.
Zorro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Zorro looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Zorro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zorro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zorro lands a high kick!
It looks like Jarred Rose has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorro forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Rose has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zorro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zorro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rose's efforts to push away.
Rose works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zorro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Zorro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.
Rose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zorro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zorro wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Zorro is looking to stand back up but Rose counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zorro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zorro has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zorro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rose wants to take a breather but Zorro is having none of it.
Zorro is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zorro is looking to escape.
Rose 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.
Zorro is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is keen to just control but Zorro is a slippery customer.
Zorro actively working from the bottom here.
Zorro wants to get back to his feet.
Zorro has one foot on Rose's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zorro clinches with his opponent.
Zorro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Rose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zorro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I really don't envy Zorro right now.
Rose lands with a hammerfist to the side of Zorro's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zuese Zorro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarred Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zorro lands a head kick. Rose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zorro gets the takedown into side control.
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zorro is looking for a kimura but Rose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zorro to get the leverage.
Zorro wants to work for an arm triangle but Rose is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Zorro is controlling him well.
Zorro seems to be working for a kimura but Rose defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorro throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Zorro is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zorro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rose is in Zorro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Zorro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rose is controlling him.
Zorro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zorro is breathing heavily.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Zorro's brow.
Rose with a nice head shot there.
Rose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zorro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rose has managed to get both his arms back between Zorro's legs - danger averted.
Jarred Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zorro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rose has picked Zorro up and slammed him! Zorro can't keep hold of the triangle and Rose manages to pass to side control!
Zorro is trying to improve his position.
Rose scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zorro to see if he's OK.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
That's two 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!
Zorro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rose is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zorro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rose grinds an elbow into Zorro's temple.
Zorro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rose's best efforts.
Rose prevents Zorro from improving his position.
Rose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zorro keeps working.
Zorro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rose tries to stand and escape but Zorro is controlling the position.
Zorro is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose is trying to control. Zorro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rose wants to stand but Zorro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rose uses his free foot to push down on Zorro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zorro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro can't escape the position.
Zorro taking shots to the head.
Zorro regains half guard.
Rose tries to pass to full mount but Zorro defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zorro actively working from the bottom here.
Rose is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zorro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zorro, up you get!
Rose lands a nice hook to Zorro's body. Zorro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zorro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zorro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose clinches.
Zorro throws an elbow that misses.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Zorro, against the cage.
Zorro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zorro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Zorro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zorro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarred Rose's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zorro.
Zorro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Zorro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Zorro.
Zorro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Rose avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Rose avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Zorro trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Zorro.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zorro smiles and moves away.
Rose throws a hook but Zorro avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorro tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose dives in and scores a takedown into Zorro's guard.
Zorro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zorro looking for a sweep. Not yet Zorro, not yet.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zorro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose trying to control but Zorro is working from the bottom.
Zorro looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.
Rose sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zorro's guard.
Zorro taking some punishment here, with Rose in his 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.
Rose works his way into side control.
Zorro wants to get back to his feet but Rose drags him back down.
Zorro is trying to get back to half guard.
Zorro is not content to let Rose control the position.
Zorro is looking to regain half guard here but Rose keeps moving and retains side control.
Rose advances nicely into full mount.
Zorro really wants to buck Rose off and get back to his feet.
Rose with good strikes from the mount here!
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zorro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zorro hang on?
Zorro is working to get back to half guard.
Rose lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zorro is rocked!
Rose loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zorro scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rose land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rose stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarred Rose!
A very excited looking Jarred Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Mamikonyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: True Armenian Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Excellent 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vartan Mamikonyan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Thory misses.
Thory looks to land a combination but Mamikonyan avoids it well.
Thory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mamikonyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thory clobbers Mamikonyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mamikonyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mamikonyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thory misses with a wild combination.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Mamikonyan defending well as Thory loads up on a big left hand.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up but Thory circles away and keeps his distance.
Thory scores with a hook to the body. Mamikonyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mamikonyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Thory defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
A combination from Thory does no damage.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thory but Thory pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thory throws a lazy right hand but Mamikonyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mamikonyan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory misses with a looping left.
Mamikonyan checks a leg kick.
Thory misses with an uppercut.
Mamikonyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mamikonyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thory lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mamikonyan!
Thory lands a couple of good shots and Mamikonyan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mamikonyan breaks Thory's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thory keeping full guard, as Mamikonyan tries to pass.
Thory looking for a sweep. Not yet Thory, not yet.
That's two 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!
Thory has control of Mamikonyan's left arm, preventing Mamikonyan from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Thory's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thory has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thory's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mamikonyan gets a clinch.
Thory blocks a body shot from Mamikonyan.
Thory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Thory as he connects with a hook.
Thory thows a body kick. Mamikonyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan tries for a takedown but Thory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vic Thory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Thory tries to land a front kick but Mamikonyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mamikonyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thory.
Mamikonyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thory counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vartan Mamikonyan has been cut.
Thory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mamikonyan drops his hands momentarily and Thory takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mamikonyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thory.
Mamikonyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mamikonyan looks for the body kick but Thory saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thory 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 Mamikonyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mamikonyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thory as he jumps to the side.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up but Thory circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thory wants it to stay on the feet.
Thory circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamikonyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch
and Thory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thory lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamikonyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mamikonyan eats them both and turns towards Thory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thory checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vartan Mamikonyan's cut.
That's time! Thory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thory jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamikonyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamikonyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
Thory with a jab.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch but Thory is having none of it.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up but Thory circles away and keeps his distance.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Mamikonyan moved out of range nicely.
Vic Thory is winning the standup battle so far.
Thory will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mamikonyan is looking to clinch but Thory is avoiding it.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch but Thory is having none of it.
Mamikonyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Mamikonyan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory cracks Mamikonyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thory throws a body punch but Mamikonyan moves out of range.
Mamikonyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thory defends it nicely.
Mamikonyan throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thory.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thory thows a body shot but no joy.
Thory misses with a looping left.
Thory is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch but Thory moves out of range.
Thory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamikonyan slips a jab from Thory.
Vartan Mamikonyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thory cracks Mamikonyan with a good jab.
Thory misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thory cracks a nice hook into Mamikonyan's ribs.
Mamikonyan rushes Thory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamikonyan is trying to drag Thory to the mat but Thory just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vic Thory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Thory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thory throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mamikonyans head.
Thory is trying to push Mamikonyan away but Mamikonyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mamikonyan keeps control of Thory as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thory tries to work over Mamikonyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thory struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamikonyan controls his hands.
Mamikonyan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Mamikonyan gets control of Thory's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mamikonyan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mamikonyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thory controls the pace.
Mamikonyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thory manages to get himself to full guard.
Mamikonyan trying to control but Thory is working from the bottom.
Thory looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamikonyan is one step ahead there.
Thory controls Mamikonyan momentarily but Mamikonyan frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan preventing the sweep.
Mamikonyan being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mamikonyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Vic Thory wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thory keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamikonyan scores with a one two! Thory had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamikonyan is looking to clinch but Thory is avoiding it.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamikonyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mamikonyan. Those never looked like landing.
Mamikonyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thory connects with a looping right hand.
Mamikonyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mamikonyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thory keeps working.
Thory is trying to get back to half guard.
Mamikonyan in side control, throwing shots but Thory defends.
Mamikonyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thory keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mamikonyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vartan Mamikonyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thory is trying to escape the position but Mamikonyan is controlling the position.
Thory is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thory prevents Mamikonyan from improving position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thory manages to get back to half guard.
Mamikonyan wants to pass the guard but Thory is defending well.
Mamikonyan is trying to control. Thory wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Thory is trying to maintain the position but Mamikonyan is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mamikonyan moves forwards but Thory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamikonyan checks a low kick from Thory.
Thory digs a good hook to Mamikonyan's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Thory circles away.
Thory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory thuds his right hand into Mamikonyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamikonyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thory.
Mamikonyan fails to land the takedown.
Mamikonyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mamikonyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Thory scores with a four punch combination!
Mamikonyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mamikonyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
Thory catches Mamikonyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Thory catches Mamikonyan right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vic Thory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mamikonyan blocks the low kick.
Mamikonyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thory lands with a straight right. Mamikonyan didn't see that one coming.
Mamikonyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thory's waist but Thory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mamikonyan off to one side.
Vic Thory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan is looking to clinch.
Thory misses with a low kick.
Thory throws a body punch but Mamikonyan moves out of range.
No joy there for Thory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamikonyan is looking to clinch but Thory is avoiding it.
Vartan Mamikonyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thory thuds a left hand into Mamikonyan's body.
Thory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Thory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thory, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Thory!
Vic Thory decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet comes to the cage accompanied by BOOM BAM!. Smith has chosen Duality - Slipknot as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billet is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Billet tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Billet tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Billet moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Belin Billet has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Billet has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is looking to control Billet's arms but Billet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Billet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Billet.
Billet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Billet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Billet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Billet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billet tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Billet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Billet tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billet's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet misses with a knee to the head.
Billet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith is looking to control Billet's arms but Billet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Billet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Billet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Billet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've been hearing reports that Billet has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Billet misses with a knee strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith feints and then cracks Billet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Billet down.
Billet is breathing heavily.
Billet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Billet's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billet avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith lands a nice hook to Billet's body. Billet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billet tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Smith.
Noel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks Billet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Billet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith cracks Billet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith cracks Billet with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel Smith!
An out of breath Noel Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Belin Billet spoke after the fight, saying 'Well... He beat me up... But I will come back, and next time, be ready, 'cause he'll get knockedout'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krutcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fun Things - Savage. Bones has chosen Fight Music D12 as his entrance music. Jonny Bones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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225 lbs
18 - 8 - 4 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Krutcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones misses with a low kick.
Bones checks a leg kick.
Krutcher slips under a jab from Bones.
Bones cracks Krutcher with a good jab.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Bones misses the jab.
Krutcher misses with an uppercut. Bones saw that one coming.
Bones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Bones.
Bones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krutcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krutcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Krutcher tenderised Bones's leg. Bones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krutcher slips under a jab.
Bones slips under a jab from Krutcher.
Jason Krutcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krutcher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bones avoids a kick to the body.
Krutcher connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones looks for a takedown but Krutcher sprawls well.
Krutcher jabs at Bones's body.
Krutcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krutcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Krutcher checks a low kick from Bones.
Bones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krutcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bones scrambles back to his feet.
Krutcher throws a lazy right hand but Bones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krutcher throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krutcher cracks Bones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bones checks a leg kick.
Bones throws a chopping leg kick but Krutcher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krutcher closes the distance and clinches.
Krutcher lands an elbow just above Bones 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jonny Bones has been cut.
Krutcher lands an elbow inside.
Krutcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bones looks winded!
Krutcher trying to land knees to the body.
Krutcher tries to work over Bones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bones avoids a wild elbow strike from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a damaging elbow.
Bones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krutcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a nice elbow.
Krutcher throws an elbow that misses.
Bones tries to stall but Krutcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones blocks the elbow strike.
Bones is struggling to control the position.
Bones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krutcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bones avoids the elbow strike from Krutcher, against the cage.
Krutcher looking to throw knees to the head but Bones is blocking nicely.
Krutcher lands a damaging elbow.
Bones lands a shoulder strike.
Bones scores with a shoulder strike.
Bones has a couple of punches blocked by Krutcher.
Bones throws a punch but it's blocked by Krutcher.
Bones leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krutcher throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krutcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bones's brow.
Bones managing to block the knees to the body from Krutcher.
Bones wants to take the fight to the mat but Krutcher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jason Krutcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bones.
Bones avoids a wild elbow strike from Krutcher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones blocks the elbow strike.
Krutcher lands an elbow that stopped Bones in his tracks for a moment.
Krutcher throws an elbow that misses.
Krutcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Krutcher misses with some punches.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Krutcher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krutcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones is leaning against Krutcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bones just leaning against Krutcher, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krutcher tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Bones connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bones.
Krutcher misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Krutcher's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krutcher throws a low kick, looking for Bones's leg but Bones calmly moves out of range.
Krutcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krutcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krutcher throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krutcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Krutcher.
Bones moves out of range of the body kick.
Krutcher feints and then cracks Bones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bones down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krutcher punishes Bones's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Krutcher misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krutcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krutcher cracks the inside of Bones's front leg.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Krutcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bones gets tackled into the cage by Krutcher. Krutcher maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krutcher.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bones avoids a wild elbow strike from Krutcher.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krutcher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher lands an elbow inside that Bones shrugs off.
Krutcher lands an elbow inside.
Krutcher misses with a body punch.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Krutcher.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krutcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Krutcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bones blocks the elbow strike.
Krutcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krutcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Bones avoiding damage as Krutcher throws knees to the body.
Krutcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Krutcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krutcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Bones avoids the damage to the body.
Bones prevents a body shot from Krutcher.
Krutcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krutcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krutcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krutcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bones can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bones lands a body punch.
Bones avoiding damage as Krutcher throws knees to the body.
Bones is struggling to control the position.
Bones avoids a wild elbow strike from Krutcher.
Krutcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krutcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Bones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krutcher misses with an elbow strike.
Krutcher trying to land knees to the body.
Bones tries a body shot but Krutcher blocks it.
Bones lands a body punch.
Krutcher throws an elbow that misses.
Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krutcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bones shoots for a takedown but Krutcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krutcher pinned against the cage. Krutcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason Krutcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krutcher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bones preventing the sweep.
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krutcher's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones is looking to work some ground and pound but Krutcher has wrist control.
Bones connects with a couple of short punches.
Krutcher is controlling Bones's posture.
Krutcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bones's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krutcher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krutcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krutcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Bones circles away.
Bones throws out a leg kick but Krutcher moves out of range and Bones only half commits.
Krutcher misses with a two punch combination.
Bones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bones slips under a jab.
Bones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bones 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 Krutcher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krutcher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krutcher scores with a nice right hand.
Krutcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Krutcher blocks the leg kick.
Bones throws a hook but Krutcher blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bones, right into the meat.
Krutcher scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krutcher feints and then cracks Bones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bones down.
Bones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krutcher is out of range and Bones settles back down.
Krutcher with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bones checks a leg kick.
Bones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krutcher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krutcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krutcher stuffs the takedown.
Bones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krutcher sprawls well. Krutcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bones gets slowly back to his feet.
Krutcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krutcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bones's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krutcher!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krutcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krutcher is looking to slow Bones down with leg kicks.
Krutcher feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bones collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Krutcher!
Jason Krutcher retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jason Krutcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes to the cage accompanied by Amphetamines. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 10 - 0 |
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197 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Surov.
Surov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Surov blocks a jab.
Van Winkle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Surov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Winkle somewhat.
Surov avoids the head kick by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Winkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Surov misses with a left hand
and Van Winkle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surov needs to keep his hands up - Van Winkle had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Surov misses.
Van Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Surov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Surov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Winkle walks into a straight right hand from Surov.
Surov throws a low kick but Van Winkle moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick but Surov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Surov tries to bum rush Van Winkle with a series of wild strikes but Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surov moves out of range as Van Winkle throws a body kick.
Surov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Winkle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Surov scrambles back to his feet.
Surov moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Winkle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Winkle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Van Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Surov throws a shot to the body.
Surov lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Winkle off the cage and back into range.
Surov throws a looping overhand right but Van Winkle ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Van Winkle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Surov works Van Winkle's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle throws a sloppy head kick and Surov moves out of range easily.
Van Winkle scores with a nice strike.
Van Winkle misses with a hook. Surov ducked under it nicely.
Surov just misses with a punch to the body.
Surov lands a jab.
Surov misses with a takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Winkle won't allow Surov to sweep him here.
Surov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexei Surov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Surov throws a solid leg kick but Van Winkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Surov.
Van Winkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surov walks into a straight right hand from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle misses with a head kick.
Surov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Winkle. That one must have hurt.
Van Winkle cracks Surov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Surov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws a hook but Van Winkle blocks it.
Van Winkle misses with a leg kick.
Surov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Surov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Winkle leaves Surov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Surov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Winkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Surov connects with a nice looking jab.
Surov misses with a body shot.
Surov connects with a body shot that sends Van Winkle's belly button to the back.
Van Winkle throws a wild body kick that Surov sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Van Winkle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Surov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Surov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Winkle was covering up waiting for the punch and Surov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Surov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Surov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Winkle is pulling down on Surov's head to control his posture.
Surov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Winkle controlling the position.
Van Winkle working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Winkle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Winkle has escaped and now he's on top!
Surov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Surov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Surov wants to sweep but no luck.
Surov controlling Van Winkle's posture.
Van Winkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov working a defensive guard here.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
Van Winkle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Winkle throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Winkle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Winkle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Winkle postures up.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle postures up.
Surov wants to hit a switch here but Van Winkle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Surov there!
Van Winkle with a couple of short strikes.
Surov tries to lock up and control but Van Winkle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Surov is trying to escape the mount.
Surov tries to hold on but Van Winkle pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov regains half guard.
Van Winkle is trying to control. Surov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Surov is looking for a sweep. Van Winkle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Surov controlling the position for now.
Surov wants to get back to full guard.
Surov is staying active underneath Van Winkle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Surov tries to roll over but Van Winkle keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Winkle trying to control the pace.
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 Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Winkle wants to land a leg kick but Surov is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Winkle.
Surov throws out a powerful jab.
Surov throws a low kick but Van Winkle moves out of range easily.
Surov tries a low kick but Van Winkle avoids it.
Van Winkle throws a head kick that misses.
Surov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Winkle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Surov scrambles back to his feet.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surov missing with a left hand there. Van Winkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Surov throws a shot to the body.
Van Winkle throws a sloppy head kick and Surov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Van Winkle there.
A punch combination from Surov misses.
Surov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Surov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Winkle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Surov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surov misses with a takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Surov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Surov works over Van Winkle's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Winkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries to land a leg kick but Surov saw it coming and moves away.
Surov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Winkle.
Surov throws a chopping leg kick but Van Winkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Surov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Winkle throws a jab when Surov was well out of range.
Van Winkle scores with a push kick.
Surov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Surov misses with a straight right.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Surov misses.
Van Winkle lands with a nice body kick.
Surov moves out of range as Van Winkle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Winkle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Winkle.
Surov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Winkle counters with a low kick, right behind Surov 's knee.
Van Winkle tests Surov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Surov misses its intended target.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle throws an off balance right hand
and Surov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Winkle is on top in guard.
Van Winkle won't allow Surov to sweep him here.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Surov trying to control the position.
Van Winkle trying to control but Surov is working from the bottom.
Van Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Surov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov walks into a straight right hand from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut. Surov saw that one coming.
A low kick from Van Winkle misses
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexei Surov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Surov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position but Surov postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Surov stands and throws Van Winkle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Winkle is looking for a sweep.
What's Van Winkle going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The ground and pound from Surov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Surov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Winkle struggling a bit here.
Surov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Van Winkle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Surov working away.
Surov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Winkle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Surov's guard! Nice work there by Van Winkle!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Winkle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Winkle trying to control but Surov is working from the bottom.
Surov can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Winkle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Surov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Surov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Winkle manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van Winkle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Surov is trying to keep Van Winkle in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle trying to control but Surov is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov had his way with Robert Van Winkle in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Surov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Winkle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Surov staying out of range there.
Surov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Surov moves away from the strike by Van Winkle.
A leg kick checked by Surov.
Van Winkle is looking to land body kicks.
Surov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Winkle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov cracks Van Winkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surov lands a nice shot that snaps Van Winkle's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Van Winkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Winkle.
Surov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws an overhand right that lands on Surov's shoulder, as Surov tries to avoid the shot.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick which misses Surov's front leg but catches the back leg as Surov tries to avoid it.
Van Winkle throws a low kick but Surov moves out of range easily.
Van Winkle delivers a nice body kick.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Van Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick but Surov checks it.
Surov thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut
and Surov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Surov trying to mount his opponent but Van Winkle defends it.
Van Winkle is holding on to half guard well.
Nice strikes from Surov there.
Surov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Surov looking to control but Van Winkle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Surov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Van Winkle is on top in guard.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Surov is keeping the position for now.
Van Winkle wants to control from the top but Surov keeps moving.
Van Winkle postures up.
Surov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Surov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexei Surov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick as Surov jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Surov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Alexei Surov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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