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GAMMA#394 Custer v Victorio 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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149 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Kawajiri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freeman. Freeman obviously looking to wear him down.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Kawajiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kawajiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Freeman on the side of the head.
Freeman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kawajiri defends it nicely.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawajiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kawajiri throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Jab from Freeman.
Kawajiri scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawajiri connects with a body shot that sends Freeman's belly button to the back.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Kawajiri avoids it well.
Freeman cracks Kawajiri with an open hand slap.
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Kawajiri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Freeman.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kawajiri slips under a jab from Freeman.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawajiri circles away.
Horrible takedown by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawajiri which made him look bad.
Freeman scores with the left hand. Kawajiri knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to score with a low kick but Freeman moves his leg out of the way.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kawajiri as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawajiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawajiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawajiri blocks a jab.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kawajiri scores with a shot to the body.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawajiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freeman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kawajiri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Freeman thows a huge punch but Kawajiri dodges it nicely.
Kawajiri wants to get back to full guard.
Kawajiri is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rings Russia that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Freeman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kawajiri is holding on to half guard well.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freeman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Freeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Kawajiri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman stalling.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gordon Freeman.
Kawajiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freeman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman thuds a left hand into Kawajiri's body.
Freeman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kawajiri defends well and Freeman ends up having to push Kawajiri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Kawajiri is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gordon Freeman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kawajiri slips a jab and a cross from Freeman.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kawajiri tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kawajiri to the ground. Kawajiri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kawajiri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kawajiri 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.
Freeman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Kawajiri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
Kawajiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freeman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gordon Freeman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kawajiri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freeman.
Kawajiri scores with a leg kick.
Freeman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kawajiri defends well and Freeman ends up having to push Kawajiri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman is trying to drag Kawajiri to the mat but Kawajiri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Freeman.
Freeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank.
Kawajiri is trying to push Freeman away but Freeman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kawajiri trying to control the position but instead, Freeman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawajiri into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Kawajiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Kawajiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freeman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawajiri.
Freeman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kawajiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawajiri lands the left hand.
A cross from Kawajiri lands.
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body.
Freeman staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri missing with a left hand there. Freeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawajiri feints and then cracks Freeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freeman down.
Kawajiri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Kawajiri is out of range.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawajiri. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman staying out of range there.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Freeman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Freeman cracks a nice hook into Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri blocks the body kick.
Kawajiri throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
A low kick from Kawajiri misses
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawajiri won't be happy with that.
Freeman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
Freeman trying to control the action but Kawajiri is working from the bottom.
Kawajiri can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman working away.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
Freeman tries to score with some ground and pound. Kawajiri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kawajiri wants to control but Freeman postures up.
What's Kawajiri going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Freeman working the ground and pound but Kawajiri is defending the strikes.
Freeman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
Kawajiri wants to control but Freeman postures up.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Freeman.
Freeman in side control, throwing shots but Kawajiri defends.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Freeman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kawajiri tries to improve position but can't.
Kawajiri is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Gordon Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freeman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kawajiri sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Kawajiri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kawajiri is letting Freeman control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Who's going to make the next move?
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Freeman scoring with punches and elbows.
Freeman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kawajiri is not content to let Freeman control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri struggling a bit here.
Freeman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kawajiri struggling a bit here.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
Freeman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kawajiri misses with a strike from the bottom.
Freeman lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri manages to get back to half guard.
Freeman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kawajiri actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Freeman 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Freeman!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordon Freeman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moonlight Sonata. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
24 - 15 - 2 |
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161 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Zack Skyshriek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Garza!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza delivers a nice body kick.
Skyshriek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garza ducks right into an uppercut from Skyshriek.
Garza connects with a crisp jab.
Garza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skyshriek misses with an uppercut.
Skyshriek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zack Skyshriek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garza swats away the attempt to clinch by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skyshriek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Skyshriek misses the target.
Skyshriek fails with a takedown attempt.
Garza tries a head kick but it misses.
Skyshriek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garza wants to slow Skyshriek down by chopping away at his legs.
Garza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skyshriek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garza. That did some damage!
Garza throws out a leg kick but Skyshriek moves out of range and Garza only half commits.
Skyshriek scores with a body shot.
Garza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good exchange - Garza coming out on top.
Garza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skyshriek circles away quickly and effectively.
Garza gets tackled into the cage by Skyshriek. Skyshriek maintains the clinch.
Skyshriek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garza or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garza.
Skyshriek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skyshriek avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skyshriek.
Skyshriek wants a takedown but no success here.
Skyshriek lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Skyshriek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skyshriek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Skyshriek.
Garza misses with a punch on the inside.
Garza blocks a body shot from Skyshriek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries a body shot but Skyshriek blocks it.
A short uppercut from Skyshriek.
A head punch on the inside from Skyshriek fails to land.
Garza tries a body shot but Skyshriek blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Skyshriek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skyshriek misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Skyshriek.
Garza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skyshriek avoids it.
Garza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skyshriek up against the cage.
Skyshriek can't find room to land a body shot as Garza controls the action.
Skyshriek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garzas head.
Garza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Skyshriek as the two fighters clinch.
Garza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skyshriek's elbow.
Garza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skyshriek is working Garza over against the cage.
Garza gets underhooks to prevent Skyshriek's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Skyshriek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skyshriek breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek avoids the head kick by Garza.
Garza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skyshriek was well out of range. Poor timing from Garza.
Nice cross by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garza.
Good work by Skyshriek as he checks the leg kick.
Skyshriek thows a body shot but no joy.
Skyshriek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skyshriek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garza. Garza obviously looking to wear him down.
Skyshriek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skyshriek closes the distance and pushes Garza back into the cage.
Skyshriek throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
Garza misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skyshriek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garza after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Garza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is looking for a takedown.
Skyshriek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skyshriek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skyshriek lands an uppercut.
Garza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skyshriek lands with a right to the head.
Skyshriek blocks an uppercut.
Skyshriek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skyshriek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skyshriek stalling.
Skyshriek working aggressively here.
Garza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skyshriek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek tries to throw a body punch but Garza avoids it by throwing Skyshriek back against the cage.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skyshriek is defending well for now.
Skyshriek lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Skyshriek dominated that round.
That's time! Skyshriek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skyshriek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garza. That did some damage!
Skyshriek motions for Garza to come forward. Skyshriek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skyshriek throws a head kick but Garza moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skyshriek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skyshriek lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Garza tenderised Skyshriek's leg. Skyshriek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skyshriek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skyshriek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skyshriek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garza.
Skyshriek gets the takedown into side control.
Skyshriek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skyshriek's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garza tries to get to full guard but Skyshriek has control of the leg.
Garza wants to control the action here but instead Skyshriek manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skyshriek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skyshriek lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skyshriek controlling the action here.
Garza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skyshriek tries to pass to full mount but Garza defends it.
Nice strikes from Skyshriek there.
Skyshriek trying to mount his opponent but Garza defends it.
Skyshriek prevents Garza from improving his position.
Skyshriek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Skyshriek is thwarting Garza's attempts to control the position.
Garza tries to roll over but Skyshriek keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skyshriek connects with a nice short shot to Garza's temple.
Skyshriek working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Skyshriek.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skyshriek lands a nice short elbow.
Skyshriek lands strikes from half guard.
Garza wants to control but Skyshriek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is refusing to be controlled, as Skyshriek sits in half guard.
Skyshriek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skyshriek keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zack Skyshriek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Skyshriek is keen to just control but Garza is a slippery customer.
Skyshriek performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Skyshriek working over Garza with some ground and pound. Garza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skyshriek controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zack Skyshriek.
Garza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skyshriek's head.
Skyshriek misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skyshriek 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.
Pablo Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Skyshriek dominated that second round.
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!
Garza throws a sloppy head kick and Skyshriek moves out of range easily.
Skyshriek throws a big shot that misses.
Garza thuds his right hand into Skyshriek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Garza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skyshriek connects with a solid leg kick.
Garza throws a leg kick but Skyshriek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skyshriek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garza.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garza.
Garza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garza misses with a body kick.
Skyshriek moves into range and clinches up with Garza.
Skyshriek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skyshriek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skyshriek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skyshriek is defending well for now.
Garza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skyshriek backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skyshriek.
Garza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skyshriek throws a head punch that misses.
Garza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garza trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Garza.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Skyshriek blocks it.
Skyshriek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garza throws a punch but it's blocked by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek tries for a takedown but Garza manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Skyshriek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garza's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skyshriek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skyshriek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Garza misses with some punches.
Garza misses with the head strike.
Skyshriek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zack Skyshriek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyshriek looking for a takedown.
Garza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skyshriek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garza is pressed up against the cage. Skyshriek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garza down to the mat. Garza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek throws a series of punches but Garza moves out of range.
Garza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skyshriek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skyshriek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garza under the eye.
Garza dips to his left and cracks Skyshriek with an uppercut!
Garza throws the kick towards the body but Skyshriek avoids it.
Skyshriek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garza.
Garza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skyshriek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Garza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skyshriek misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skyshriek was well out of range. Poor timing from Garza.
Skyshriek blocks a low kick nicely.
Skyshriek throws a low kick, looking for Garza's leg but Garza calmly moves out of range.
Garza misses with a body kick.
Garza throws a low kick but Skyshriek moves out of range easily.
Skyshriek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that half lands.
Skyshriek throws a body punch but Garza moves out of range.
Garza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pablo Garza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skyshriek checks the leg kick.
Garza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skyshriek takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Skyshriek misses the target.
Skyshriek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skyshriek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skyshriek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skyshriek checks a leg kick.
Skyshriek lands with an uppercut that bounces Garza off the cage and back into range.
Garza misses with a head kick.
Skyshriek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skyshriek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garza.
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!
Skyshriek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skyshriek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garza moves away.
Garza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pablo Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza lands a jab to Skyshriek's midsection.
Skyshriek clobbers Garza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skyshriek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Garza.
Well Skyshriek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Skyshriek!
A very excited looking Zack Skyshriek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Blanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blanks but Blanks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Lawson fails to land the takedown.
Blanks stuffs the takedown.
Billy Blanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lawson.
Lawson tries to clinch but Blanks moves out of range.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Blanks.
Blanks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawson.
Lawson checks a low kick from Blanks.
Blanks fakes the leg kick and cracks Lawson in the body.
Blanks misses with a body shot.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown but Blanks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blanks leaves Lawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eric Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blanks was covering up waiting for the punch and Lawson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawson.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Blanks is keeping the position.
Lawson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson trying to control the position but Blanks is working away.
Blanks is trying to escape the position but Lawson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control the position but Blanks is working away.
Blanks is trying to control Lawson's posture but Lawson avoids it.
Lawson is working Blanks over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lawson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blanks tries to improve position but can't.
Blanks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lawson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lawson with the ground and pound but Blanks regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lawson prevents Blanks from improving his position.
Lawson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blanks trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.
Lawson is trying to control the action in half guard but Blanks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Lawson.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanks throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Blanks scores with a jab to the body.
Lawson closes the distance and pushes Blanks back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blanks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lawson wants a takedown but no success here.
Blanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawson goes for a double leg but Blanks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blanks continues to drive forward.
Lawson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lawson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blanks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Billy Blanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lawson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Blanks to work.
Blanks gets through Lawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanks manages to break the clinch.
Blanks throws a body kick that misses.
Blanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawson wants to clinch up but Blanks keeps it at a distance.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Blanks tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blanks circles away.
Lawson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawson tries to clinch but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks misses with a wild combination.
Blanks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lawson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.
Blanks throws a low kick, looking for Lawson's leg but Lawson calmly moves out of range.
Billy Blanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawson trying to mount his opponent but Blanks defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blanks is looking to control Lawson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blanks avoid being mounted?
Lawson trying to mount his opponent but Blanks defends it.
Lawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is stalling here. Blanks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lawson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Blanks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lawson is trying to buck Blanks off.
Blanks wants to control for a moment but Lawson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lawson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to escape.
Lawson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blanks wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson is trying to keep Blanks in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawson 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!
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Lawson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blanks circles away.
Blanks is looking to wear down Lawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blanks works Lawson's body with a nice hook.
Blanks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blanks lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanks. That's going to slow Lawson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanks lands a big head kick that sends Lawson tumbling to the mat! Blanks takes a step backwards and waves Lawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but Blanks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billy Blanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lawson.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanks feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Blanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blanks.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Blanks.
Lawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawson 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.
Lawson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blanks did well to prevent Lawson getting side control.
Blanks is trying to stand up here but Lawson is controlling him well.
Lawson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blanks trying to control here.
Eric Lawson 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Billy Blanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blanks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.
Blanks loads up on a big right hand but Lawson slips the punch.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
Blanks swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Blanks.
Lawson gets the takedown into side control.
Blanks isn't going anywhere.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Blanks wants to control but Lawson postures up.
You can see the frustration on Blanks's face as Lawson controls the position.
Blanks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lawson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lawson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lawson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Eric Lawson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Blanks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lawson!
Our winner, Eric Lawson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos comes to the cage accompanied by Predator Theme. Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
255 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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30
240 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
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, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clasie lands a nice looking body shot.
Clasie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Janos wants to clinch.
Clasie throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Janos wants to clinch up but Clasie keeps it at a distance.
Clasie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clasie avoids the head kick by Janos.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clasie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie misses with a looping left.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clasie checks a leg kick.
Janos moves to clinch but Clasie breaks away
and Clasie counters with a nice uppercut.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janos circles away quickly and effectively.
Clasie throws a nice looking combination but Janos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clasie lands with a straight right. Janos didn't see that one coming.
Clasie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cavemen Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Janos closes the distance and clinches.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clasie is trying to force a seperation but Janos has the dominant position.
Janos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clasie's face.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clasie's defenses.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clasie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Clasie circles away.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clasie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clasie looks to land a left hand but Janos moved out of range nicely.
Clasie swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Danga de danga de dang - Clasie scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie lands a jab to the head.
Janos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clasie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos pushes Clasie up against the cage in a clinch.
Janos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clasie blocks it with crossed arms.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Clasie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clasie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clasie manages to break the clinch.
Clasie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Janos momentarily.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clasie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clasie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos wants to clinch but Clasie slips to the side
and Clasie counters with a nice uppercut.
Clasie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Janos throws a leg kick but Clasie checks it.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clasie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clasie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A shot to the liver by Clasie. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clasie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Clasie - just one landing.
Janos darts in trying to clinch
and Clasie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janos thinking.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos has Clasie up against the cage in a clinch.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Clasie is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Clasie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janos keeps control of Clasie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Janos looking to stall.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clasie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clasie avoids it.
Clasie is trying to break the clinch but Janos is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Clasie avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Clasie takes an elbow to the temple.
Clasie is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Janos avoiding damage.
Clasie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clasie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie blocks an elbow strike from Janos.
Come on Janos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clasie looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clasie's efforts to push away.
Janos stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Janos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clasie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janos.
Clasie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janos can pounce on him.
Clasie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Janos doesn't seem bothered though.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clasie lands a lovely overhand right.
Clasie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Janos looks to clinch
and Clasie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janos thinking.
Clasie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie misses the shot to the body.
Janos tries to clinch
and Clasie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jim Janos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie avoids the elbow strike from Janos, against the cage.
Janos misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Clasie is trying to force a seperation but Janos has the dominant position.
Clasie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clasie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch but Janos keeps him there for the moment.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clasie tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Clasie avoids the damage to the body.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clasie is trying to break the clinch but Janos is controlling him.
Janos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos is trying to stall.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clasie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clasie dodges an elbow strike from Janos.
Clasie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clasie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos trying to stall but Clasie improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Janos working Clasie over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos lands an elbow just above Clasie 's eye.
That has opened up Marcel Clasie's cut even more.
Clasie takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos has Clasie pressed against the cage, preventing Clasie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Janos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janos is looking to control Clasie's arms but Clasie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but Clasie blocks with his arms.
Janos lands an elbow that stopped Clasie in his tracks for a moment.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clasie is keeping busy.
Janos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janos wants to clinch up but Clasie keeps it at a distance.
Janos wants to clinch.
Clasie tries to keep at a distance but Janos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clasie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clasie avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Clasie tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Clasie avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Janos prevents Clasie from breaking the clinch.
Janos misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clasie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clasie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janos walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos tries to clinch up but Clasie circles away and keeps his distance.
Janos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clasie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos wants to clinch but Clasie slips to the side
and Clasie counters with a head kick. That will keep Janos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clasie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos takes the fight into the clinch.
Clasie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos lands an elbow inside.
Clasie is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
That's time! Janos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clasie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janos can pounce on him.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janos tries to clinch but Clasie is having none of it.
Clasie keeps the fight on the outside.
Clasie throws a nice head kick!
Marcel Clasie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clasie lands a jab.
Janos throws a head kick but Clasie moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clasie is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clasie is defending well for now.
Clasie takes an elbow to the temple.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clasie is keeping busy.
Clasie takes an elbow to the temple.
Clasie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clasie wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie wants to break free but Janos has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Clasie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clasie tries to break the clinch but Janos is controlling the position.
Clasie manages to break the clinch.
Janos wants to clinch.
Janos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clasie.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos wants to clinch
and Clasie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clasie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Clasie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janos wants to clinch.
Janos rushes Clasie and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie manages to break the clinch.
Clasie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clasie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Clasie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but Clasie moves out of range.
Janos throws a leg kick
and Clasie counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie tries to circle away but Janos has him pinned against the cage.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
Janos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clasie up against the cage.
Janos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcel Clasie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janos has Clasie pressed against the cage, preventing Clasie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clasie working hard to break the clinch.
Janos taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janos.
Janos lands an elbow just above Clasie 's eye.
The cut above Marcel Clasie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clasie wants to break free but Janos has control.
Clasie wants to break free but Janos has control.
Janos has Clasie pressed against the cage, preventing Clasie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Janos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Clasie tries to break the clinch but Janos is controlling the position.
Janos misses with an elbow strike.
Clasie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Clasie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jim Janos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos has Clasie pressed against the cage, preventing Clasie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie is trying to break the clinch but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Janos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clasie is trying to push Janos away but Janos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Janos is looking to control Clasie's arms but Clasie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clasie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clasie wants to break free but Janos has control.
Clasie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clasie blocks a head kick by Janos.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clasie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clasie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janos moves to clinch but Clasie breaks away
and Clasie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Marcel Clasie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Janos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Janos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Janos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!
A relieved looking Jim Janos 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
40 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki swinging wildly here.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Siloposki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maier is in Siloposki's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maier advances to half guard.
Maier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Siloposki wants to get back to his feet.
Maier seems to be looking for submissions.
Siloposki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Siloposki wants to sweep but no luck.
Maier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siloposki has momentary wrist control but Maier slips an elbow through the middle.
Siloposki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maier is controlling him.
Maier drops back looking for a leg! Siloposki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siloposki manages to kick Maier off! Maier jumps back into Siloposki's guard.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Maier tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Siloposki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siloposki pulls Maier in close to prevent any damage.
Sampsa Siloposki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Siloposki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siloposki wants it to stay on the feet.
Maier shoots in and drives through. Siloposki sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Siloposki. No joy for Maier on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siloposki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maier shoots for a takedown but Siloposki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maier moves in looking to clinch but Siloposki pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick.
Maier is looking to clinch.
Maier tries to clinch there but Siloposki circles away.
Siloposki throws the kick towards the body but Maier avoids it.
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses.
Siloposki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maier under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Maier.
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Siloposki misses with the body kick
and Maier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siloposki smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maier checks the leg kick.
Siloposki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maier.
Siloposki misses with a kick to the body
and Maier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maier.
Maier tries for a takedown but Siloposki manages to get underhooks.
Maier misses with a knee strike.
Siloposki prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Maier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Siloposki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siloposki lands a nice uppercut.
Maier blocking some punches.
Siloposki lands a nice uppercut.
Siloposki scores with a hook to the body.
Siloposki stops a takedown attempt from Maier.
Maier misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki digs a right hand into Maier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maier's gas tank.
Maier is breathing heavily.
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!
Siloposki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maier.
Siloposki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Siloposki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Siloposki breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Siloposki. That's going to slow Maier down.
Siloposki lands a leg kick that knocks Maier off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maier dives in for a single leg takedown but Siloposki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
That's time! Maier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maier dives in and grabs Siloposki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siloposki pushes down on Maier's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siloposki, right into the meat.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Maier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Siloposki!
Maier working away.
Siloposki gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siloposki has his hands clasped together around Maier's back. He's all about the action.
Maier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Siloposki is looking to control Maier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siloposki avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier trying to mount his opponent but Siloposki defends it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sampsa Siloposki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maier closes the distance and clinches up with Siloposki, looking for a takedown. Maier pushes Siloposki against the cage but Siloposki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maier blocks a leg kick.
Sepp Maier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maier checks a leg kick nicely.
Maier dives in and grabs Siloposki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siloposki pushes down on Maier's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Maier tries to pass.
Siloposki pulls Maier in to control the position.
Maier wants to pass the guard but Siloposki is keeping the position.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maier landing some decent shots from guard.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siloposki is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier has gone for a leg lock! Siloposki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maier's guard.
Siloposki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Let's hope that Siloposki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maier keeping full guard, as Siloposki tries to pass.
Maier wants to improve his position but instead Siloposki has moved into half guard.
Siloposki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sampsa Siloposki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Siloposki scoring well with a low kick there.
Maier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siloposki tries to clinch but Maier moves out of range.
Maier dives in for a single leg takedown but Siloposki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maier wants to get back to striking at distance but Siloposki won't allow it.
Maier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Siloposki lands a good knee to the midsection. Maier won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maier tries for a takedown but Siloposki manages to get underhooks.
Siloposki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maier blocks it with crossed arms.
Maier fails to pull guard.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Maier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Maier.
Siloposki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
Maier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Siloposki after a bit of a struggle.
Siloposki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siloposki prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki works on Maier's body with a couple of short punches.
Siloposki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Siloposki.
A body shot lands from Siloposki.
A short uppercut from Siloposki.
Siloposki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siloposki has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siloposki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maier's sensitive parts.
Siloposki lands a big head kick that sends Maier tumbling to the mat! Siloposki takes a step backwards and waves Maier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maier is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Maier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siloposki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siloposki lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Maier - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Siloposki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sampsa Siloposki!
After winning the bout, Sampsa Siloposki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: United States of America's National Anthem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Curry throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry connects with the punch.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curry lands a right hook to the body.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Grant misses with a left hand
and Curry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Curry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curry throws a leg kick but Grant moved away.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Grant.
Curry tries to land a leg kick but Grant saw it coming and moves away.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant 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.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid body kick from Grant.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curry throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Curry moves away and avoids it.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curry blocks a head kick by Grant.
Nice body kick from Grant.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curry.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Curry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Curry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curry checks a low kick from Grant.
Curry throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grant is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Grant looks winded!
Curry connects with a nice cross there... Grant is looking wobbly and Curry recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Grant to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Curry jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Curry!
Our winner, Arthur Curry, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Ulpius Traianus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Foreman 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.
Traianus looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Traianus throws a leg kick but Foreman moved away.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traianus manages to avoid it.
Traianus scores with a nice right hand.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traianus.
Traianus throws a head kick that misses.
Traianus closes the distance but Foreman moves to the side
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus misses with a hook.
Foreman throws a hook but Traianus avoids it easily.
Traianus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.
Traianus looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traianus slips a jab from Foreman.
Traianus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Traianus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Traianus moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
Foreman misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Foreman.
It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
Foreman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreman misses with an uppercut. Traianus saw that one coming.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Foreman misses with a hook. Traianus ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Traianus has Foreman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Foreman takes a shot to the head.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Traianus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Traianus tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
Traianus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traianus can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Foreman misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traianus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
Traianus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traianus tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Traianus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foreman digs a right hand underneath Traianus's ribcage. Traianus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus'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.
Traianus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Traianus connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Traianus.
Traianus moves out of range of the strikes.
Traianus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Foreman does it's job there.
Foreman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Traianus loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Traianus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Traianus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traianus as Foreman tries to tie him up.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Traianus misses with a punch to the body.
Traianus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traianus blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
A nice left hand lands by Traianus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Traianus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traianus cracks Foreman with a nice body shot.
Traianus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus lands with a left to the head.
Traianus is working Foreman over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Traianus to work.
Traianus tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traianus tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Traianus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traianus lands with a right to the head.
Foreman being controlled against the cage.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
Traianus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Traianus fails to land.
Traianus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Traianus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Foreman on the inside.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Traianus - that landed with a thud.
Traianus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Traianus.
Traianus misses with the head strike.
Traianus working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
A short right from Traianus.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Traianus.
Traianus scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Foreman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Traianus thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Traianus slips under a jab from Foreman.
Traianus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Traianus.
Foreman slips a jab from Traianus.
Traianus throws an off balance right hand
and Foreman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foreman misses the jab.
Traianus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Traianus scores with a four punch combination!
Traianus throws a solid leg kick but Foreman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Traianus.
Foreman catches Traianus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foreman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foreman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foreman throws the left hand but Traianus avoids the punch easily.
Traianus defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foreman checks a low kick from Traianus.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Traianus.
Traianus looks to clinch
and Traianus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traianus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traianus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Traianus - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Traianus.
Traianus moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Foreman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Traianus cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Traianus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traianus thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Traianus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foreman's head.
Traianus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traianus wants to land a leg kick but Foreman is out of range.
Traianus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Traianus sizes up Foreman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman misses with a hook.
Traianus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman lands a shot to the body.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman pushes Traianus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ulpius Traianus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Traianus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Machi Machiko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten cracks the inside of Machiko's front leg.
Machiko blocks the body kick.
Machiko lands a body shot.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Machiko.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Machiko takes it in his stride.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machiko is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten thuds his shin into the meat of Machiko's side.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machiko's sensitive parts.
Rutten swings for the body but Machiko moves out of range.
Machiko misses with a looping left.
Rutten swinging wildly here.
Rutten throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machiko checks a leg kick.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Machiko as he checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Machiko.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Machiko counters with a leg kick.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Machiko moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Rutten misses.
Machiko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machiko scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Machiko.
Machiko with a nice cross.
Machiko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
Crunch! Rutten slams his shin into Machiko's torso.
Machiko throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Machiko misses with a left hand
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Machiko tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Machiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machiko misses with a looping right.
Machiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten tries a low kick but Machiko avoids it.
Rutten lands a jab to Machiko's midsection.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Machiko.
A bone on bone clash there as Machiko blocks the leg kick.
Machiko lands an overhand right.
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machiko is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Machiko checks it.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Machiko misses the target.
Machiko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Machiko moved away.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Machiko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten tries to land a body kick
and Machiko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses
letting Machiko counter with a right hand.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at Machiko's knee but Machiko avoids it well.
Machiko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Machiko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Machiko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machiko checks the leg kick.
Machiko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Machiko misses with a hook
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machiko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machiko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutten at a distance.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses
and Machiko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machiko to score with a decent uppercut.
Machiko connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machiko manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a combination that misses
and Machiko counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Machiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Machiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten moves out of range as Machiko strikes.
Machiko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machiko throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machiko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Machiko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten with a jab.
Rutten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machiko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Machiko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Machiko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machiko blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Machiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machiko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Machiko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten 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!
Machiko tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Machiko.
Rutten throws a push kick but Machiko slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten lands with a hook. Machiko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machiko blocks a leg kick.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machiko scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machiko misses with a low kick.
Machiko thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Machiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machiko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machiko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machiko.
Machiko cracks Rutten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten throws the left hand but Machiko avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Machiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Machiko's head but Machiko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten needs to keep his hands up - Machiko had a free shot at his head there.
Rutten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Rutten.
Machiko blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Rutten lunges at Machiko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machiko's hand.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Machiko.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Machiko avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machiko. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Machiko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten takes a swing at Machiko's ribcage but misses.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten swings for the body but Machiko moves out of range.
Rutten moves forwards but Machiko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutten throws a nice head kick!
Machiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Machiko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Machiko.
A swing and a miss from Machiko.
Machiko lands with a cross.
A big right from Rutten misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machi Machiko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Machiko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rutten! Machiko lets Rutten back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rutten is rocked!
Machiko moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.
Oh Rutten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
BOOM! Machiko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rutten. Rutten tries to recover but Machiko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rutten lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machi Machiko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Robinson !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson slips a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asztalos misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Asztalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asztalos ducks under a wild hook from Robinson .
We've been informed that Robinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asztalos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asztalos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Asztalos. That snapped Robinson 's head back.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Asztalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asztalos momentarily.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Asztalos.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Asztalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asztalos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson 's head backwards.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asztalos 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 Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Asztalos does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson , as that shot connected.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Robinson 's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Asztalos.
Asztalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a hook but Asztalos avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Asztalos.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Asztalos moved out of range nicely.
Robinson digs a good hook to Asztalos's body.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Asztalos misses.
Tibo Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asztalos momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos ducks right into an uppercut from Robinson .
Robinson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asztalos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Asztalos moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson .
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Asztalos counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asztalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asztalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asztalos tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Asztalos throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
Asztalos is looking to land body kicks.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Asztalos lands with a nice body kick.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the body
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asztalos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Asztalos works the jab nicely.
Asztalos misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asztalos misses with a few strikes there.
Asztalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Asztalos throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibo Asztalos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asztalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson 's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Asztalos with a jab.
Asztalos misses with a straight right.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson .
Asztalos misses with a straight right.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Asztalos. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asztalos throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Asztalos punishes Robinson 's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asztalos.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Asztalos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tibo Asztalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Robinson cracks Asztalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asztalos misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Asztalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos is looking to chop away at Robinson 's legs.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson cracks Asztalos with a good jab.
Asztalos tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Asztalos.
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!
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asztalos doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asztalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson digs a good hook to Asztalos's body.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asztalos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Robinson .
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson .
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Asztalos counters with a nice leg kick.
Robinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asztalos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asztalos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson slips a jab from Asztalos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson .
Asztalos connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
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!
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Asztalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asztalos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Robinson throws a body punch but Asztalos moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Asztalos's body.
Asztalos misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Robinson connects with a right hand. Asztalos shakes it off.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asztalos.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a body kick that misses.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asztalos throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson .
Asztalos throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos jabs at Robinson 's body.
Asztalos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asztalos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson slips a straight right by Asztalos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab from Asztalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Asztalos.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asztalos backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Asztalos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robinson is rocked!
Asztalos throws a right hand that misses
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Asztalos finish him?
Asztalos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Asztalos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Asztalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
Asztalos misses the jab.
Robinson lands a jab to the nose.
Robinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson .
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asztalos scrambles back to his feet.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Asztalos swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Asztalos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson . Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson scores with a one two! Asztalos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson digs a good body shot into Asztalos's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson cracks Asztalos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Robinson lands.
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!
Asztalos throws a low kick but Robinson moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Robinson scores with a four punch combination!
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Allen Robinson .
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Allen Robinson !
A victorious Allen Robinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Nightingale - Nightfall Overture as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Custer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio moves away from the strike by Custer.
Victorio scores with a jab.
Victorio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Victorio scores with a spinning back kick!
Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Custer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victorio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Victorio tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands a body shot.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Victorio catches Custer right on the button with a cross.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer avoids the body shot from Victorio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Victorio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victorio throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.
Victorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Victorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victorio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Victorio blocking some punches.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Victorio avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Victorio.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Custer.
A head punch on the inside from Victorio fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victorio.
Custer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio swings wildly with an uppercut but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Victorio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Victorio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victorio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victorio breaks from the clinch.
Custer is looking to land body kicks.
Victorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio misses with a double jab
and Custer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Victorio's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Custer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Custer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Custer postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.
Victorio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Custer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Victorio controls Custer momentarily but Custer frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Victorio holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio is trying to keep Custer in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Custer walks into a straight right hand from Victorio.
Victorio lands a big head kick that sends Custer tumbling to the mat! Victorio takes a step backwards and waves Custer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer misses with a shot to the body
and Victorio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Custer thinking.
Custer wants to slow Victorio down by chopping away at his legs.
Custer feints and then cracks Victorio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Victorio down.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
Custer dips to his left and cracks Victorio with an uppercut!
Victorio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Custer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Victorio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Custer is looking to wear down Victorio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Custer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victorio connects with a looping right hand.
Custer 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.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Victorio cracks Custer with an open hand slap.
Custer cracks Victorio with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Crunch! Victorio slams his shin into Custer's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer dips to his left and cracks Victorio with an uppercut!
Custer cracks Victorio with a good jab.
Custer tries a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
It looks like Custer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Victorio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Victorio
and Custer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Victorio!
Custer is looking to take a break and control but Victorio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Victorio dodges the ground and pound from Custer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Custer lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Victorio is trying to get back to half guard.
Custer scoring with punches and elbows.
Victorio can't do much from the bottom here.
Custer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Custer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Victorio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Custer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Custer wants to control but Victorio is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Custer cracks Victorio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio is trying to control Custer's posture but Custer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonny Victorio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Victorio is looking to clinch.
Victorio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick.
Custer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio misses with a wild combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victorio - that will leave a mark!
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Custer jabs at Victorio's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Custer lands.
Victorio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Victorio finds it's way through Custer's defenses.
A combination from Victorio does no damage.
Jab, jab by Victorio - just one landing.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio lands with a nice combination. Custer backs away looking to recover.
Custer scores with a hook.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio lands a left and a right that send Custer crashing to the mat, dazed. Victorio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Custer is rocked!
Victorio shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Custer takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Victorio sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Custer bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jonny Victorio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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