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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamland has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamland blocks a jab.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tamland jabs Clark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tamland throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Tamland misses with a low kick.
Tamland lands a slapping body shot.
Tamland lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Tamland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Tamland moves out of range easily.
Clark scores with a jab.
Tamland tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Clark.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tamland gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clark moves into the clinch.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamland.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tamland misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Tamland.
Tamland cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamland digs a right hand into Clark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clark's gas tank.
Tamland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clark.
Tamland tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Tamland back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamland has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Tamland looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Tamland lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
Tamland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Tamland blocks it.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Tamland stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Tamland.
Tamland misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Tamland.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark prevents a body shot from Tamland.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tamland obliges.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Tamland is blocking nicely.
Tamland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamland rushes Clark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Tamland blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clark as Tamland tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Tamland.
Tamland has Clark pushed against the cage.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Tamland blocks with his arms.
Clark blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Clark prevents a body shot from Tamland.
Tamland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamland working aggressively here.
Tamland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamland uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tamland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamland dominated that round.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tamland tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamland moves away from the strike by Clark.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Tamland ducks down to avoid it.
Clark throws a head kick but Tamland moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Cameron Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Tamland.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Tamland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tamland tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark misses with a hook
and Tamland counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamland closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the cage.
Tamland looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Tamland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark punishes Tamland's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Tamland misses
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Tamland looking to stall.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamland misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
A short left from Clark.
Brick Tamland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tamland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark prevents a body shot from Tamland.
Tamland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamland throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Tamland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Tamland fails to land.
Tamland looking to slow down the pace here.
Tamland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tamland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamland blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark blocking some punches.
Tamland misses with a body punch.
Tamland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tamland is rocked!
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamland is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Tamland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tamland seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tamland backwards.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamland blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tamland.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Tamland to work.
Tamland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Tamland.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Tamland tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamland.
Tamland controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Cameron Clark has been cut.
Tamland lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark drops Tamland with a big knee straight up the middle! Tamland is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tamland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tamland blocks a leg kick.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamland tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
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 Cameron Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cameron Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tamland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tamland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tamland scrambles back to his feet.
Tamland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Tamland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tamland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tamland avoids the body shot from Clark.
Tamland lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamland throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark lands a head shot.
A cross from Tamland lands.
Clark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamland connects with a nice looking jab.
Tamland throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brick Tamland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamland cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Tamland throws a big shot that misses.
Tamland thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark gets through Tamland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamland has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Tamland is blocking nicely.
Tamland misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamland.
Tamland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamland.
Tamland misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Tamland backwards.
Clark blocking some punches.
Tamland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamland blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamland lands an uppercut.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamland blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Tamland lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamland struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Tamland.
Tamland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tamland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamland working aggressively here.
Tamland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Tamland blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tamland fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tamland fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamland tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Tamland misses with the head strike.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamland manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tamland has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamland!
Brick Tamland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beijer has chosen David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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267 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Beijer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subzero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beijer, pushing him back against the cage.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beijer dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Beijer successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beijer pulls Subzero in close to prevent any damage.
Subzero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beijer has control of Subzero's left arm, preventing Subzero from doing any damage.
Subzero pushes down on Beijer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Subzero in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero is trying to control the action in half guard but Beijer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Subzero wants to pass the guard but Beijer is defending well.
Subzero slows the pace down in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Professor Subzero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Beijer keeps the fight on the outside.
Beijer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Beijer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Subzero!
Subzero being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero is looking for a sweep.
Subzero regains half guard there - taking advantage of Beijer's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Subzero wants to control but Beijer is keeping busy.
Beijer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Subzero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beijer.
Beijer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Subzero gets back to full guard.
Subzero 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.
Beijer looking to sit in guard and control but Subzero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer wants to sweep here but Subzero controlling him for the moment.
Subzero passes Beijer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Subzero is going to stand back up.
Subzero is keen to just control but Beijer is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beijer gets full guard.
Beijer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Subzero's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Beijer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Subzero darts in trying to clinch
and Beijer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Subzero's guard.
Beijer preventing the sweep.
Subzero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beijer's guard.
Subzero trying to control the position from guard on top but Beijer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Subzero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beijer keeping full guard, as Subzero tries to pass.
Subzero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Subzero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beijer is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Professor Subzero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Subzero wants to clinch.
Subzero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Subzero wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Beijer or perhaps it was just good defense by Subzero which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Subzero tries to clinch
and Beijer counters with a single leg into guard. Subzero didn't expect that.
Subzero trying to control the position.
Beijer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Subzero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beijer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Subzero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero rushes Beijer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beijer misses with a body punch.
Beijer avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Beijer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Subzero moves into the clinch.
Beijer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beijer is trying to break free.
Beijer blocks an elbow strike.
Beijer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Subzero is keeping busy.
Beijer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Subzero.
It looks like Hans Beijer has been cut.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beijer's defenses.
That has opened up Hans Beijer's cut even more.
Beijer lands with a left to the head.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beijer is defending well for now.
Beijer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beijer gets through Subzero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Subzero tries to land knees in the clinch but Beijer avoids the damage to the body.
Beijer lands a right hand.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
Beijer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beijer dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beijer dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
Subzero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beijer.
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 Professor Subzero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Beijer's cut.
That's time! Subzero'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!
Subzero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beijer closes the distance and clinches up with Subzero, looking for a takedown. Beijer pushes Subzero against the cage but Subzero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch but Beijer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Subzero feints and then cracks Beijer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beijer down.
Subzero closes the distance but Beijer moves to the side
and Beijer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Subzero's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beijer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Subzero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beijer manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subzero wants to control from the top but Beijer keeps moving.
Subzero stopping the sweep attempt from Beijer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer keeping moving, preventing Subzero from controlling successfully.
Subzero wants to stand but Beijer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Subzero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beijer is keeping the position for now.
Subzero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beijer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Professor Subzero.
Subzero tries to clinch up
and Beijer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Subzero!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beijer throwing strikes but Subzero manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Subzero controlling the position from side mount.
Beijer is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Beijer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beijer is not content to let Subzero control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer tries to improve position but can't.
Beijer can't do much from the bottom here.
Subzero decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beijer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Subzero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beijer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Subzero is defending well.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but Beijer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beijer avoiding damage as Subzero throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beijer.
Beijer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beijer avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Beijer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Subzero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beijer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beijer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subzero.
Beijer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Subzero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subzero moves to clinch but Beijer breaks away
and Beijer counters with a single leg into guard. Subzero didn't expect that.
Subzero keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Beijer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beijer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Beijer!
Our winner, Hans Beijer, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Bring Da Ruckus. A fine choice. Peppers has chosen Day N Nite-Kid Cudi as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peppers somewhat.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peppers checks the leg kick.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peppers manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peppers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie has his feet on Peppers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and Peppers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peppers misses the jab.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie scores with a head kick.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peppers.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Peppers.
Gracie leaves Peppers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick.
Peppers misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Peppers shoots in.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Renato Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Peppers.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Peppers.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julius Peppers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peppers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Peppers.
Peppers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Peppers throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Peppers darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Peppers into the cage.
Peppers has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gracie trying to control the hands but Peppers breaks the grip.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
Gracie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Peppers.
Gracie trying to get back to his feet but Peppers is in full control for now.
Well, with Peppers on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gracie is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gracie tries to escape but Peppers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peppers trying to control.
Gracie is really stuck here.
Peppers controlling from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie trying to control the position but Peppers manages to sink in the hooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to roll but Peppers sticks to his back.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Peppers is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Peppers ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers misses with a hook.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Peppers has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peppers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peppers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peppers misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peppers shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Peppers.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Peppers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Gracie jabs at Peppers's body.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peppers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peppers tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Julius Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Peppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Peppers's head.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Peppers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers fails to land the takedown.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Peppers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Peppers's head.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peppers in his tracks.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers lands with a right hand.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga has chosen Godsmack - Voodoo as his entrance music. John Lakanik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Areli Durga's chin.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakanik drives through and clinches with Durga against the cage.
Lakanik breaks the clinch.
Durga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lakanik scores with a nice body kick.
Lakanik tries to clinch
and Durga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lakanik is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Durga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lakanik. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durga throws a leg kick but Lakanik moved away.
Lakanik connects with a leg kick. Durga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durga scores with a head kick. Lakanik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like John Lakanik has been cut.
Durga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lakanik checks it well.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses.
Durga 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.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses
and Durga counters with a straight right hand.
Lakanik clinches up against the cage.
Lakanik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lakanik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durga tries a knee to the head but Lakanik blocks it.
Lakanik has had enough of the clinch but Durga keeps him there for the moment.
Lakanik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durga throws an elbow that misses.
Lakanik working hard to break the clinch.
Durga misses with a punch to the body.
Durga misses with an elbow strike.
Lakanik avoids a wild elbow strike from Durga.
Lakanik breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lakanik checks a leg kick.
Lakanik connects with a body shot.
Durga tried to score with a low kick but Lakanik checks it.
Lakanik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lakanik's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakanik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durga.
Lakanik moves out of range of the body kick from Durga.
Lakanik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lakanik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lakanik works on Durga's body with a couple of short punches.
Lakanik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durga looks to throw a body kick
enabling Lakanik to counter with a crisp jab.
Lakanik moves out of range as Durga throws a body kick.
Lakanik lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durga. That's going to slow Lakanik down.
Lakanik throws a head kick but Durga moves out of range.
Durga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Durga wants to slow Lakanik down by chopping away at his legs.
Lakanik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Lakanik moves forwards but Durga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John Lakanik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durga throws a front kick that sends Lakanik stumbling back into the cage.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Durga circles away and keeps his distance.
Areli Durga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakanik sizes up Durga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durga tries to work over Lakanik's front leg with a kick but Lakanik checks it.
Lakanik catches Durga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durga lands with a slapping head kick.
Durga looks to throw a body kick
and Lakanik counters with a flying knee that drops Durga! Lakanik dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lakanik!
John Lakanik bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elastinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elastinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maeda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Elastinen pushing down on Maeda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Elastinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elastinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda wants to improve his position but Elastinen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda won't allow Elastinen to pass to mount.
Maeda is trying to control but can't.
Elastinen is looking for a kimura but Maeda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elastinen to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen is pressing down on Maeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maeda is holding on for now.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
Elastinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elastinen controlling the pace.
Maeda manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling the position.
Elastinen wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Maeda 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.
Maeda has a closed guard, preventing Elastinen from standing up.
Maeda working a defensive guard but Elastinen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Elastinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maeda can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is looking to take a break and control but Maeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda tries to improve position but can't.
Elastinen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maeda's legs.
Elastinen advances to full mount.
Elastinen tries to control but Maeda wriggling away.
Maeda is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is squirming around, avoiding Elastinen's attempts to control the action.
Maeda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maeda is looking to escape.
Elastinen prevents Maeda from getting the reversal.
Maeda wants to control but Elastinen is having none of it.
Maeda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Elastinen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen throws some wild stikes that Maeda manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elastinen pinned against the cage. Elastinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elastinen is defended easily by Maeda.
Elastinen with a poor takedown
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Elastinen is looking to improve his position.
Maeda winds up and cracks Elastinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Elastinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Maeda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Elastinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elastinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elastinen wants to improve his position but instead Maeda has moved into half guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elastinen's head.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Elastinen wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maeda stalling.
Elastinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is trying to control the position but Maeda postures up.
Maeda won't allow Elastinen to sweep him here.
Maeda is pushing down on Elastinen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elastinen is fighting to maintain full guard but Maeda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elastinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Elastinen is still trying to improve position.
Elastinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elastinen is trying to hold Maeda in close to prevent damage but Maeda has managed to pass into half guard.
Elastinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Elastinen is trying to control but can't.
Elastinen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Elastinen is defending well.
Maeda is trying to control. Elastinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda working Elastinen over with strikes.
Erkki Elastinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda prevents Elastinen from improving his position.
Maeda wants to free his trapped foot but Elastinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maeda uses his free foot to push down on Elastinen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Elastinen.
Elastinen can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen keeps trying to improve his position.
Elastinen wants to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
Maeda unloading with bombs!
Elastinen regains half guard.
Maeda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elastinen is trying to maintain the position but Maeda is very close to passing his half guard.
Elastinen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maeda pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen is trying to control but Maeda passes into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elastinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Maeda sprawls well. He's pushed Elastinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maeda slaps away a takedown attempt from Elastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elastinen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elastinen's waist but Elastinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Elastinen on his heels. He'll look to pass Elastinen's guard now, I'm sure.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda postures up.
Elastinen controlling Maeda's posture.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elastinen keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Maeda is defending well. Elastinen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Maeda has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Elastinen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erkki Elastinen!
After the big win, Erkki Elastinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tornado CPW's entrance music is Warning!. A fine choice. Washington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TNT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks to land a body kick but Tornado CPW moved away.
Washington's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Washington's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No joy there for Tornado CPW, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tornado CPW lands a glancing blow to the side of Washington's head.
Tornado CPW is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tornado CPW smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tornado CPW really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Tornado CPW is out of range.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington lands with a straight right. Tornado CPW didn't see that one coming.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
Washington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Washington needs to keep his hands up - Tornado CPW had a free shot at his head there.
Washington avoids the body shot from Tornado CPW.
Washington cracks Tornado CPW with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tornado CPW darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Tornado CPW stuffs the takedown.
Tornado CPW checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tornado CPW doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW misses with a straight left.
Tornado CPW is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tornado CPW moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington tries to land a leg kick but Tornado CPW saw it coming and moves away.
Tornado CPW's jab looks to have found its range, popping Washington under the eye.
Tornado CPW has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Tornado CPW misses the jab.
Tornado CPW has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Washington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tornado CPW misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tornado CPW's guard now.
Tornado CPW wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington stays in close to Tornado CPW's body and controls the position.
Tornado CPW trying to control the position.
Tornado CPW has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Washington is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tornado CPW misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tornado CPW is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tornado CPW misses with a body punch.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington fakes the leg kick and cracks Tornado CPW in the body.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tornado CPW lands a jab to Washington's midsection.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Tornado CPW tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tornado CPW misses with a body shot.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tornado CPW scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington 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.
Washington won't allow Tornado CPW to get back to his feet.
Tornado CPW pulls Washington in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Tornado CPW gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tornado CPW wants to get up but he can't break Washington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Washington looking for a guillotine here but Tornado CPW defends easily.
Washington is looking for a triangle but Tornado CPW pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control the position here.
Tornado CPW tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington trying to control the position.
Tornado CPW is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tornado CPW's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Washington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tornado CPW's sensitive parts.
Tornado CPW tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Tornado CPW lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Tornado CPW missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tornado CPW checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Tornado CPW.
Jab from Tornado CPW.
Washington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tornado CPW takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tornado CPW sprawls well. Tornado CPW wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Tornado CPW tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tornado CPW misses with a wild body shot.
Tornado CPW slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Tornado CPW scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tornado CPW misses with a body shot.
Tornado CPW pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tornado CPW throws out the jab.
Tornado CPW blocks a leg kick.
Tornado CPW staying out of range there.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Washington thumps Tornado CPW with a low kick.
Washington misses with a low kick as Tornado CPW jumps back.
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tornado CPW.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington motions for Tornado CPW to come forward. Washington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tornado CPW works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tornado CPW bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tornado CPW, as that shot connected.
Tornado CPW dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tornado CPW. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tornado CPW moves away.
Washington thumps Tornado CPW with a low kick.
Tornado CPW slips a straight right by Washington.
Washington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tornado CPW is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tornado CPW lands the left hand.
Tornado CPW uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington throws a body kick that misses.
Tornado CPW fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tornado CPW. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tornado CPW. That did some damage!
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Tornado CPW takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington connects with a leg kick. Tornado CPW looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tornado CPW swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Washington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tornado CPW has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington scoring well with a low kick there.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Tornado CPW counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tornado CPW swings widly with a right hand
so Washington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Tornado CPW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington stops Tornado CPW from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington connects with a couple of short punches.
Tornado CPW manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington controls Tornado CPW momentarily but Tornado CPW frees himself.
Washington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tornado CPW tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
Tornado CPW 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.
Samuel Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tornado CPW wants to stand and escape but instead Washington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Washington jabs Tornado CPW to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tornado CPW lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tornado CPW digs a good body shot into Washington's ribs.
Tornado CPW 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.
Tornado CPW gets caught flat footed, as Washington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tornado CPW wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Washington postures up in Tornado CPW's guard and throws a big left but Tornado CPW blocks it.
Washington is looking to pass into half guard but Tornado CPW pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tornado CPW is in guard.
Washington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tornado CPW defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tornado CPW has managed to get both his arms back between Washington's legs - danger averted.
Washington looking to control.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing Tornado CPW from standing up.
Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tornado CPW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tornado CPW.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tornado CPW connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Tornado CPW lands a jab.
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW's jab looks to have found its range, popping Washington under the eye.
Washington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tornado CPW defends it nicely.
Washington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Washington won't allow Tornado CPW to get back to his feet.
Washington wants to control from the top but Tornado CPW keeps moving.
Tornado CPW seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samuel Washington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tornado CPW gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to score with a low kick but Tornado CPW moves his leg out of the way.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Tornado CPW thows a body shot but no joy.
Tornado CPW uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tornado CPW takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington tries to land a front kick but Tornado CPW steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Washington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tornado CPW. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tornado CPW.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tornado CPW catches Washington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tornado CPW ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington takes a swing at Tornado CPW's ribcage but misses.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Tornado CPW wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
After winning the bout, Samuel Washington 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garnett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valentine - the referee stops the clock and Garnett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valentine. Garnett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Garnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garnett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine lands a right hook to the body.
Valentine slips under a jab from Garnett.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garnett moves away.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Garnett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine feints a jab promting Garnett to slip. Valentine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garnett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Garnett finds it's target.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine throws a push kick but Garnett slaps the foot to one side.
Garnett moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Garnett lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett lands a jab to the head.
Valentine slips under a jab from Garnett.
Valentine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garnett tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garnett tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Garnett motions for Valentine to come forward. Garnett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Garnett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentine is out of range and Garnett settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garnett, as that shot connected.
Valentine scores with a punch to the head.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentine cracks Garnett with an open hand slap.
Garnett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valentine. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine thumps Garnett with a low kick.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Valentine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garnett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Garnett's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine works over Garnett's head and body with a nice combination.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garnett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garnett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valentine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a kick to the temple. Garnett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garnett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garnett misses with a leg kick.
Valentine is looking to wear down Garnett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garnett wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Garnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Garnett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Garnett cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garnett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Garnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garnett misses with a straight left.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garnett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine scores with a nice head shot.
Garnett throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
That kick from Garnett tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garnett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valentine finds it's way round the side to connect with Garnett's head.
Gregg Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garnett at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garnett 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 Valentine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
Valentine throws a head kick that Garnett semi-blocks.
Garnett is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garnett throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Garnett blocks the body kick.
Garnett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Valentine lands a nice shot that snaps Garnett's head back.
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentine digs a good hook to Garnett's body.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garnett counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Valentine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garnett.
Valentine checks the leg kick.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Garnett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine thumps Garnett with a low kick.
Valentine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garnett is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Valentine lands but Garnett takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garnett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garnett is out of range.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Garnett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garnett misses with a head kick.
Valentine throws a head kick that half lands.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine'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!
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine jabs Garnett right on the nose. Garnett blinks but takes it well.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett scores with a nice strike.
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Valentine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garnett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garnett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett forces his way into half guard.
Valentine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garnett is trying to control. Valentine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to get back to full guard.
Garnett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Garnett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Valentine.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentine cracks Garnett with a good jab.
Jab by Valentine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garnett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garnett cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Valentine throws the kick towards the body but Garnett avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Valentine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentine.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garnett moves away.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett slips under a jab from Valentine.
Garnett slips under a jab.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Gregg Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick from Valentine.
Garnett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garnett tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garnett misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Valentine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garnett.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentine.
Valentine lands with a hook. Garnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garnett's head.
Garnett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garnett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Valentine.
Valentine scores with a head kick.
Garnett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Garnett.
I think Valentine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregg Valentine!
Gregg Valentine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier's entrance music is Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song. A fine choice. McGarrity comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Xavier tenderised McGarrity's leg. McGarrity is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGarrity has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGarrity misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xavier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGarrity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGarrity ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGarrity scores with the left hand. Xavier knows he should have avoided that one.
McGarrity connects with a leg kick. Xavier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. McGarrity tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGarrity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Xavier is out of range.
McGarrity shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGarrity digs a good body shot into Xavier's ribs.
Cian McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity punishes Xavier's body with a nice straight punch.
McGarrity scores with a sloppy right hand. Xavier should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands a nice shot to the body.
Xavier misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity digs a good hook to Xavier's body.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses
and Xavier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGarrity.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt - McGarrity sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGarrity.
McGarrity tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xavier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Xavier misses its intended target.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been hearing reports that Xavier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Xavier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xavier lands with a good body shot.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
A jab from Xavier does it's job there.
McGarrity scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
McGarrity scores with a nice head shot.
Xavier misses the jab.
McGarrity connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGarrity.
Xavier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xavier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGarrity throws a shot from downtown. Xavier moves away and avoids it.
McGarrity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGarrity.
Cian McGarrity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGarrity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGarrity digs a good hook to Xavier's body.
Xavier throws a big shot that misses.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGarrity as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier thuds a left hand into McGarrity's body.
Xavier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGarrity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xavier misses with a looping left.
McGarrity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xavier's sensitive parts.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Xavier. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Xavier clinches up with McGarrity and pushes him back against the cage.
McGarrity leaning against his opponent.
Xavier tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Xavier blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGarrity.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xavier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGarrity just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xavier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Xavier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xavier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGarrity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xavier.
Xavier takes one to the chin there.
Xavier blocks a leg kick.
Xavier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good work by Xavier as he checks the leg kick.
Xavier avoids the head kick by McGarrity.
Xavier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xavier.
Xavier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGarrity feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xaviers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
A jab from Xavier misses.
McGarrity throws a looping overhand right but Xavier ducks down to avoid it.
Xavier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xavier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from McGarrity.
Xavier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
Xavier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Xavier.
McGarrity throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity digs a good hook to Xavier's body.
Xavier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGarrity throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xavier blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown but McGarrity manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xavier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGarrity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGarrity. That's going to slow Xavier down.
Xavier pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGarrity is out of range and Xavier settles back down.
McGarrity lands with a slapping head kick.
McGarrity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xavier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGarrity throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity thuds a left hand into Xavier's body.
McGarrity darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGarrity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xavier. That did some damage!
Xavier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarrity.
An inside leg kick lands from McGarrity.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xavier.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity slips a straight right by Xavier.
Xavier checks a low kick from McGarrity.
Xavier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity tries to work over Xavier's front leg with a kick but Xavier checks it.
McGarrity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick from McGarrity misses.
McGarrity throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
McGarrity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGarrity lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity takes a swing at Xavier's ribcage but misses.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Xavier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGarrity.
Cian McGarrity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xavier is looking to clinch but McGarrity is avoiding it.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Xavier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGarrity plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xavier takes the fight into the clinch.
Xavier tries to throw a body punch but McGarrity avoids it by throwing Xavier back against the cage.
McGarrity misses with a body punch.
McGarrity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGarrity.
Xavier is looking to control McGarrity's arms but McGarrity gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xavier has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xavier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xavier throws a head punch that misses.
McGarrity prevents the takedown attempt.
Xavier tries to pull guard but McGarrity holds him up against the cage and eventually Xavier drops back down to his feet.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
McGarrity pushes Xavier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xavier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGarrity's elbow.
McGarrity is looking to control Xavier's arms but Xavier gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGarrity has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from McGarrity.
Xavier tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
McGarrity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xavier backwards.
Xavier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGarrity's elbow.
A short left from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a body punch.
Xavier misses with a body punch.
Cian McGarrity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on McGarrity's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Xavier tries to pull guard but McGarrity holds him up against the cage and eventually Xavier drops back down to his feet.
Bittor Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGarrity gets through Xavier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGarrity gets through Xavier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity misses with some punches.
McGarrity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGarrity is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for McGarrity.
Xavier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier letting McGarrity take a breather here.
Xavier jumps guard and drags McGarrity to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McGarrity in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xavier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGarrity defends it easily.
Xavier isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McGarrity stacks Xavier 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 McGarrity!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xavier is not content to let McGarrity control the position.
Xavier tries to bench press McGarrity off him but McGarrity keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity is looking to take a break and control but Xavier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGarrity working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier tries to buck McGarrity off but McGarrity is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cian McGarrity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGarrity has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cian McGarrity!
A relieved looking Cian McGarrity thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Show me how to live. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch but Simenkov moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Simenkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.
Simenkov forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Simenkov is looking for a takedown.
Simenkov is working for takedown but Ross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Ross works on Simenkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Simenkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simenkov takes a shot to the head.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simenkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Simenkov.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simenkov tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Simenkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ross pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Ross misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross stuns Simenkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ross gets a clinch.
A short right from Ross.
Simenkov blocks an elbow strike from Ross.
Simenkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Simenkov controls the action.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross instigates a clinch.
Simenkov blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simenkov's defenses.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Simenkov blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Ross.
Simenkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross has Simenkov pressed against the cage, preventing Simenkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Simenkov avoids the damage to the body.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ross.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Simenkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simenkov prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simenkov.
Simenkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simenkov tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is pushing Simenkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Simenkov controls his hands.
Simenkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ross after a bit of a struggle.
Simenkov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ross regains guard immediately.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ross keeping full guard, as Simenkov tries to pass.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simenkov is controlling him.
Simenkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Simenkov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simenkov works over Ross with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Simenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simenkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simenkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simenkov throws a strike but Ross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Simenkov shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simenkov looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Simenkov shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Simenkov off balance momentarily.
Sergei Simenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross scores with a nice head shot.
Simenkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Ross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simenkov moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Simenkov tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Ross feints and then cracks Simenkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simenkov down.
Ross throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross clinches up against the cage.
Simenkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Simenkov.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
A short left from Ross.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross presses Simenkov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simenkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross is pushing Simenkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross is working Simenkov over against the cage.
Ross is pressed up against the cage. Simenkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ross down to the mat. Ross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Simenkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simenkov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simenkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Ross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Simenkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov tries to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Simenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws a wild body kick that Simenkov sees coming a mile off.
Ross lands a nice looking body kick.
Ross thuds his right hand into Simenkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simenkov tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Simenkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Ross.
Simenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ross misses with a low kick as Simenkov jumps back.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simenkov.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Simenkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ross sprawls well initially but Simenkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simenkov working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simenkov with the ground and pound but Ross uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simenkov trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Simenkov blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simenkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ross working aggressively here.
Simenkov is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Ross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Simenkov controls the action.
Simenkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simenkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Simenkov off balance momentarily.
Ross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simenkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Simenkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rick Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross lands a front kick.
Simenkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross catches Simenkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ross is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simenkov looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Simenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Simenkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov misses with a shot to the body
and Ross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Simenkov with that takedown attempt.
Simenkov looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Simenkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ross lands a jab.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Simenkov tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simenkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Simenkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simenkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simenkov off to one side.
Ross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whack! Ross lands a heavy head kick that drops Simenkov. The ref tackles Ross to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Simenkov was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rick Ross!
Rick Ross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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