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Ascension: Ashes to Ashes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maldi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loituma TECHNO!. Malvin Maldi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips dives in and grabs Maldi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maldi pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Phillips tries to score with a low kick but Maldi moves his leg out of the way.
Phillips lands with a cross.
Phillips scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maldi trying to control here.
Phillips wants to stand but Maldi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Phillips prevents Maldi from improving his position.
Maldi is refusing to be controlled, as Phillips sits in half guard.
Maldi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Maldi is not content to let Phillips control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ian Phillips wasn't active enough on the ground.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips throws a jab when Maldi was well out of range.
Maldi staying out of range there.
Phillips finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Phillips.
Maldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Maldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maldi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Maldi misses with an uppercut.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldi.
Maldi stuffs the takedown.
Malvin Maldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Maldi moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maldi's calf.
Maldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
Maldi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Phillips misses with a hook. Maldi ducked under it nicely.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phillips.
Nice straight punches there by Maldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maldi.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maldi. Maldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Maldi counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips throws a series of strikes that have Maldi backpedaling.
Phillips throws a hook but Maldi avoids it easily.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi connects with a crisp jab.
Phillips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phillips is looking to chop away at Maldi's legs.
Maldi misses with a wild combination.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phillips.
Maldi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maldi scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws the left hand but Maldi avoids the punch easily.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maldi is able to avoid easily.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Maldi moved out of range.
Maldi misses with a hook.
Phillips is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maldi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Phillips dives in and grabs Maldi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maldi pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldi.
Phillips shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Maldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Phillips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Maldi misses.
Phillips attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phillips. That's going to slow Maldi down.
A good leg kick by Phillips.
Maldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Phillips.
Maldi looks for a takedown but Phillips sprawls well.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Maldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Maldi's shoulder, as Maldi tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Maldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Maldi throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips throws a hook but Maldi blocks it.
Maldi misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Maldi.
Maldi connects with a looping right hand.
Maldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips slips a jab from Maldi.
That kick from Phillips tenderised Maldi's leg. Maldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Maldi moved away.
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
Phillips lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldi.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips dips to his left and cracks Maldi with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
Maldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips is looking to slow Maldi down with leg kicks.
Maldi lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Maldi swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phillips.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Maldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phillips.
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Maldi misses its intended target.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Maldi.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Maldi misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Maldi looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips works Maldi's body with a nice hook.
Maldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips connects with a jab.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Maldi sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maldi throws a nice head kick!
Phillips is rocked!
Maldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldi finish him?
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Maldi ducks down to avoid it.
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Maldi moved away.
Maldi throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Maldi.
Maldi delivers a nice body kick.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
Ian Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips throws a leg kick which misses Maldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Maldi tries to avoid it.
Phillips throws a solid leg kick but Maldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phillips.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Donk. Maldi catches Phillips right on the button with a cross.
Phillips with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with a hook.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Maldi needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Maldi throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Maldi throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Maldi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phillips!
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi misses with a looping right.
Maldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Maldi.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldi manages to avoid it.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips needs to keep his hands up - Maldi had a free shot at his head there.
Maldi takes one on the button.
Maldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Maldi.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maldi swivels and escapes.
Maldi connects with a high kick.
Nice uppercut there from Phillips.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Maldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phillips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maldi is rocked!
Maldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Maldi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillips blocks a head kick by Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldi slips under a jab from Phillips.
Maldi seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Maldi misses its intended target.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Phillips misses
and Maldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldi drops Phillips with a huge uppercut! Phillips drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Maldi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malvin Maldi!
Malvin Maldi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Arlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlecki's entrance music is Undead. A fine choice. Houellebecq has chosen The Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jerzy Arlecki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Arlecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Houellebecq!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houellebecq stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arlecki.
Arlecki avoids the body shot from Houellebecq.
Arlecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houellebecq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlecki moves away.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Houellebecq feints and then cracks Arlecki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arlecki down.
Arlecki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arlecki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houellebecq checks it well.
Arlecki connects with an inside leg kick.
Houellebecq 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.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
Arlecki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Voltage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Houellebecq scores with a nice head shot.
Houellebecq scores with a jab to the head.
Arlecki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Houellebecq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlecki misses with a leg kick
and Houellebecq counters with a right hand to the body.
Arlecki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houellebecq is out of range and Arlecki settles back down.
Houellebecq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Houellebecq misses
and Arlecki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houellebecq.
Arlecki can't find room to land a body shot as Houellebecq controls the action.
Houellebecq tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arlecki's elbow.
Houellebecq lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arlecki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houellebecqs head.
Arlecki misses with the head strike.
Houellebecq misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlecki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Houellebecq gets through Arlecki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlecki lands a shoulder strike.
Houellebecq misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlecki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Houellebecq softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Houellebecq misses with a punch on the inside.
Houellebecq misses with the head strike.
Arlecki is pushing Houellebecq up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Houellebecq blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Houellebecq fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Houellebecq fails to land.
Houellebecq throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Houellebecq scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Houellebecq as the two fighters clinch.
Arlecki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlecki.
Arlecki lands a right hand.
Houellebecq misses with a body punch.
Houellebecq wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlecki won't allow it.
Houellebecq dodges an elbow strike from Arlecki.
Arlecki has Houellebecq pushed against the cage.
Arlecki is looking to control Houellebecq's arms but Houellebecq gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlecki has his back to the cage.
Arlecki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Houellebecq's elbow.
Houellebecq lands with a left to the head.
Houellebecq tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arlecki's elbow.
Houellebecq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Arlecki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Houellebecq cracks Arlecki with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki blocks an uppercut.
Arlecki pushes Houellebecq back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Houellebecq tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arlecki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arlecki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Houellebecq takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arlecki.
Houellebecq misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houellebecq tries to work over Arlecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arlecki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houellebecq misses with some punches.
Houellebecq misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houellebecq swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Houellebecq fails to land.
Houellebecq lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arlecki trying to control the position but instead, Houellebecq has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arlecki into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Houellebecq misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Arlecki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houellebecq breaks from the clinch.
Houellebecq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlecki.
Houellebecq keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Houellebecq misses
and Arlecki counters with a low kick, right behind Houellebecq 's knee.
Arlecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houellebecq throws out the jab.
Arlecki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Houellebecq.
Arlecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houellebecq takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Houellebecq!
Houellebecq avoids a kick to the body.
Houellebecq throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gegard Houellebecq will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Houellebecq is looking to land body kicks.
Arlecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houellebecq will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arlecki tries to clinch up.
Arlecki ducks under a wild hook from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
Houellebecq lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arlecki takes a step back to recover.
Arlecki needs to keep his hands up - Houellebecq had a free shot at his head there.
Arlecki tries to work over Houellebecq's front leg with a kick but Houellebecq checks it.
Arlecki checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Houellebecq misses
and Arlecki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arlecki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Houellebecq misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlecki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arlecki breaks from the clinch.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick that knocks Arlecki off balance momentarily.
Arlecki scores with a jab.
Houellebecq scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arlecki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Houellebecq - the referee stops the clock and Arlecki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Houellebecq. Arlecki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Houellebecq swings for the body but Arlecki moves out of range.
Arlecki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Houellebecq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Houellebecq.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Houellebecq misses with a low kick as Arlecki jumps back.
Arlecki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arlecki drops his hands momentarily and Houellebecq takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arlecki.
Good leg kick by Arlecki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arlecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses
and Arlecki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlecki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Houellebecq. Arlecki shrugs it off though.
Houellebecq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlecki.
Arlecki stuns Houellebecq with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Houellebecq lands a nice shot that snaps Arlecki's head back.
Arlecki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Houellebecq's head backwards.
Houellebecq walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arlecki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arlecki misses with a body kick.
Arlecki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Houellebecq blocks the body kick.
Houellebecq loads up on a big right hand but Arlecki slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houellebecq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlecki manages to avoid it.
Arlecki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arlecki dips to his left and cracks Houellebecq with an uppercut!
Arlecki moves out of range as Houellebecq strikes.
Arlecki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Houellebecq throws out a leg kick but Arlecki moves out of range and Houellebecq only half commits.
Arlecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Houellebecq connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arlecki. Arlecki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arlecki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arlecki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Houellebecq counter with a right hand.
Arlecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlecki.
Arlecki checks a low kick from Houellebecq.
Arlecki stuns Houellebecq with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands with a right hand.
Arlecki connects with a leg kick. Houellebecq looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houellebecq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlecki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arlecki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arlecki wants to land a leg kick but Houellebecq is out of range.
Arlecki checks a leg kick.
Houellebecq motions for Arlecki to come forward. Houellebecq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Houellebecq throws a head kick but Arlecki moves out of range.
Houellebecq misses the shot to the body.
Arlecki misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Houellebecq connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jerzy Arlecki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Arlecki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Houellebecq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlecki.
Arlecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlecki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Houellebecq checks it.
Houellebecq avoids the head kick by Arlecki.
Arlecki with a jab.
Houellebecq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlecki fakes the leg kick and cracks Houellebecq in the body.
Houellebecq takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Houellebecq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Houellebecq throws a solid leg kick but Arlecki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a kick to the ribs.
Houellebecq throws a jab when Arlecki was well out of range.
Houellebecq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arlecki, pushing him back against the cage.
Arlecki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Houellebecq throws a head punch that misses.
Houellebecq blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Houellebecq.
Arlecki working Houellebecq over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arlecki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Houellebecq goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houellebecq misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki tries a knee to the head but Houellebecq blocks it.
Houellebecq struggles to land a body shot inside as Arlecki controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Arlecki.
Arlecki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Houellebecq's elbow.
Houellebecq prevents a body shot from Arlecki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Houellebecq.
Arlecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houellebecq working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlecki.
Arlecki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houellebecqs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki blocks an uppercut.
Arlecki working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Arlecki fails to land.
Arlecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arlecki scores with a shoulder strike.
Houellebecq misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houellebecq pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houellebecq tests Arlecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arlecki misses with a leg kick
and Houellebecq counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlecki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Houellebecq tenderised Arlecki's leg. Arlecki is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlecki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Houellebecq tries to work over Arlecki's front leg with a kick but Arlecki checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Arlecki misses
and Houellebecq counters with a straight right hand.
Arlecki throws the kick towards the body but Houellebecq avoids it.
Houellebecq lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arlecki misses with a right hand
and Houellebecq counters with a body kick that stops Arlecki in his tracks momentarily.
Houellebecq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arlecki.
Houellebecq drops his hands momentarily and Arlecki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Houellebecq looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Houellebecq looks to land a right hand but Arlecki moved out of range.
Houellebecq sizes up Arlecki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Houellebecq throws a lazy right hand but Arlecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arlecki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arlecki.
Houellebecq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arlecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houellebecq.
A jab from Houellebecq misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Houellebecq sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Houellebecq finds it's target.
Houellebecq misses with a leg kick
and Arlecki counters with a good low kick that Houellebecq was not able to check.
Houellebecq's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Arlecki.
Houellebecq ducks under a wild hook from Arlecki.
Houellebecq blocks a leg kick.
Houellebecq needs to keep his hands up - Arlecki had a free shot at his head there.
Houellebecq misses with a body shot.
Arlecki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Houellebecq.
Arlecki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlecki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Houellebecq. Houellebecq circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arlecki throws a chopping leg kick but Houellebecq manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houellebecq lands an overhand right.
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 Jerzy Arlecki.
Well Arlecki 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Arlecki!
A very excited looking Jerzy Arlecki 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruut comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper - Iron Maiden. Bisley has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
149 lbs
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33
145 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisley throws a series of punches but Ruut moves out of range.
Bisley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruut.
Ruut cracks Bisley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruut is just out of range.
Bisley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruut misses with a takedown attempt - Bisley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruut was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Bisley throws a hook but Ruut blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley lands a nice looking body shot.
Bisley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruut counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ruut goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bisley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruut but great work by Bisley.
Bisley looks up at the clock and then as Ruut takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bisley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bisley wants to control but Ruut is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruut is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bisley wants to control but Ruut is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley throws a strike aimed at the side of Ruut's head but Ruut avoids it well.
Bisley taking a break here but Ruut is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley uses his free foot to push down on Ruut's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ruut.
Ruut is squirming around, avoiding Bisley's attempts to control the action.
Bisley avoids the attempt from Ruut to control.
Bisley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bisley wants to control the pace but Ruut is squirming around nicely.
Bisley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bisley with good strikes from the mount here!
Bisley unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley working Ruut over with strikes here.
Bisley wants to control the pace but Ruut is squirming around nicely.
Bisley with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruut is squirming around, avoiding Bisley's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley dominating with strikes here.
Ruut bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruut's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bisley under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Ruut.
Ruut avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Bisley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisley throws a hook but Ruut blocks it.
Bisley scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut cracks Bisley with an open hand slap.
Bisley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruut on the side of the head.
Ruut blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruut connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruut checks a leg kick nicely.
Bisley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bisley throws a strike aimed at the side of Ruut's head but Ruut avoids it well.
Bisley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ruut to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Bisley.
Bisley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garrett Bisley has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bisley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bisley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruut is refusing to be controlled, as Bisley sits in half guard.
Ruut gets back to full guard.
Ruut looking for a guillotine here but Bisley defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley stands up over Ruut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisley.
Bisley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruut's head.
Bisley is working Ruut over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bisley stays in close to Ruut's body and controls the position.
Bisley wants to control from the top but Ruut keeps moving.
Ruut is looking for a triangle but Bisley pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruut has an active guard here but Bisley has managed to pass into half guard.
Ruut trying to control but Bisley postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruut does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bisley 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley 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!
Bisley connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Bisley. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Bisley misses its intended target.
Ruut staying out of range there.
Bisley throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruut counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ruut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruut is in close to Bisley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisley keeping full guard, as Ruut tries to pass.
Ruut is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bisley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bisley has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ruut has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Bisley manages to get his head free but now Ruut has transitioned to an armbar! Bisley grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ruut! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gim Ruut!
Gim Ruut bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Outerspace- Hail Mary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
275 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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31
297 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs slips under a jab.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Mattos .
Biggs lands with a straight right. Mattos didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Mattos throws a hook but Biggs blocks it.
Biggs needs to keep his hands up - Mattos had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Joe Biggs has been cut.
Biggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Mattos throws a hook but Biggs avoids it easily.
Mattos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Biggs's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mattos slips under a jab.
Biggs throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Mattos scores with the left hand. Biggs knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs staying out of range there.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs throws a big shot that misses.
Biggs misses with a wild body shot.
Biggs tries to work over Mattos 's front leg with a kick but Mattos checks it.
Biggs misses with a looping right.
Biggs throws a leg kick but Mattos moved away.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mattos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mattos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs slips a straight right by Mattos .
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs scores with a jab. Mattos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Biggs lands with a hook. Mattos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Biggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moyses Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Biggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mattos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a right hand that misses
and Biggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Biggs throws out a loose jab but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biggs.
Biggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mattos 's calf.
Biggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Biggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mattos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggs lands a head shot.
Biggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Biggs misses.
Mattos avoids the body shot from Biggs.
A low kick from Biggs misses
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Biggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Mattos off the cage and back into range.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mattos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Biggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Biggs lands a really nice looking cross but Mattos seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Biggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Biggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mattos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mattos missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice body punch from Biggs.
We've been told by Mattos 's head coaches at RAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Biggs misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Biggs misses
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
and Biggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biggs.
Biggs misses with a straight left.
Biggs looks to land a right hand but Mattos moved out of range.
Biggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mattos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos throws a shot from downtown. Biggs moves away and avoids it.
Joe Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs loads up on a big right hand but Mattos slips the punch.
Mattos misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggs counters with a body kick.
Joe Biggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mattos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biggs lands a slapping body shot.
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggs.
Mattos misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mattos throws a lazy uppercut
and Biggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggs misses with a body shot.
Mattos misses with a hook
and Biggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mattos throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggs.
Mattos misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattos connects with a jab.
Biggs misses with a straight left.
Biggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mattos on the side of the head.
Biggs looks to throw the jab but Mattos is out of range.
Biggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Mattos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos slips a straight right by Biggs.
Jab from Mattos .
Biggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mattos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Biggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mattos misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mattos thinking.
Mattos throws the left hand but Biggs avoids the punch easily.
Biggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
Mattos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Biggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Biggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Mattos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biggs has time to react.
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Biggs moved out of range.
Biggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mattos at a distance.
Biggs throws a hook but Mattos blocks it.
Biggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Biggs counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mattos checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Biggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Biggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mattos misses with a looping right.
Biggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mattos .
Mattos avoids the body shot from Biggs.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggs.
Mattos throws a shot from downtown. Biggs moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Biggs. That snapped Mattos 's head back.
Biggs missing with a left hand there. Mattos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Biggs misses with a body shot.
Biggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mattos on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos cracks Biggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Biggs misses the shot to the body.
Biggs slips a jab and a cross from Mattos .
Biggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Mattos sprawls well. He's pushed Biggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Biggs swings for the body but Mattos moves out of range.
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Biggs.
Mattos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggs.
Biggs misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biggs.
Mattos loads up on a big right hand but Biggs slips the punch.
Biggs scores with a hook to the body. Mattos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Biggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Mattos .
Mattos ducks right into an uppercut from Biggs.
Biggs lands with a nice combination. Mattos backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs misses with a hook.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs connects with a body shot.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Mattos .
Moyses Mattos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Biggs throws out a loose jab but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos misses with an uppercut
and Biggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Mattos thuds a left hand into Biggs's body.
Mattos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Biggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mattos , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mattos misses with a hook
and Biggs counters with a left to the body.
Biggs misses with a hook. Mattos ducked under it nicely.
Mattos takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggs looks to throw the jab but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Biggs misses.
Mattos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Biggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biggs 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Biggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Biggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes to the cage accompanied by Livin' On The Edge. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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271 lbs
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270 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster throws a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Webster.
Webster misses with a straight right.
Webster checks a leg kick.
Hull slips under a jab.
Hull slips under a jab from Webster.
Hull feints and then cracks Webster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webster down.
Webster 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.
Webster lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull throws a solid leg kick but Webster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hull.
A low kick from Hull misses
and Webster counters with a straight right hand.
Hull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Webster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Webster down.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Webster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hull.
Webster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Webster throws a combination. Hull tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hull misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Hull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull thows a body kick. Webster tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Webster lands but Hull takes it in his stride.
Webster lands a big uppercut and Hull crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hull looks OK. Webster waves Hull back to his feet!
Hull is rocked!
Webster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hull is still on wobbly legs! Can Webster finish him?
Hull misses with a low kick.
Hull moves out of range as Webster strikes.
Hull seems to have recovered his senses.
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Webster.
Webster throws a right hand that misses
and Hull counters with a thumping low kick.
Mike Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hull, right into the meat.
Webster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Webster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Webster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Webster throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Webster's front leg but catches the back leg as Webster tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Webster misses its intended target.
Hull throws a front kick that sends Webster stumbling back into the cage.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Webster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull is looking to slow Webster down with leg kicks.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
Webster misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull blocks a leg kick.
Webster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Webster is breathing heavily.
Webster lands a nice hook to Hull's body. Hull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Webster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hull will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hull. Webster shrugs it off though.
Hull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Webster if he has to take too many more of those.
Hull feints and then cracks Webster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webster down.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Webster will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hull ducks under a wild hook from Webster.
Hull connects with a high kick.
It looks like Chris Webster has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Webster's front leg but catches the back leg as Webster tries to avoid it.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Hull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Webster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Webster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Webster's side.
Hull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Webster off balance momentarily.
Hull lands a nice looking body kick.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Webster's front leg but catches the back leg as Webster tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Hull.
Webster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Webster avoids the head kick by Hull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Webster off balance momentarily.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Webster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Webster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hull.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Webster's sensitive parts.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
Hull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Webster's calf.
Hull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Webster is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hull.
Oh Webster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Webster's calf.
Webster sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Webster takes a step back to recover.
Hull lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Webster crumples to the floor! Hull milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Hull!
A very excited looking Mike Hull 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
ORielly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sibelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ORielly circles away quickly and effectively.
ORielly missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ORielly throws a sloppy head kick and Sibelius moves out of range easily.
ORielly throws a head kick that misses.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORielly slips under a jab.
Sibelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sibelius lands with an uppercut that bounces ORielly off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORielly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sibelius.
ORielly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sibelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORielly thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORielly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sibelius.
Sibelius lands with a nice combination. ORielly backs away looking to recover.
Sibelius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius misses with a straight left.
Sibelius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sibelius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by ORielly.
Sibelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ORielly is fending him off so far but Sibelius persists. Nope, ORielly circles away and we're back to standing.
ORielly drives through with a takedown into guard.
ORielly trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
Sibelius looking for a guillotine here but ORielly defends easily.
ORielly chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORielly won't allow Sibelius to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is working hard here to advance position.
ORielly trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
ORielly postures up.
ORielly distracts Sibelius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ORielly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sibelius has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ORielly has managed to get both his arms back between Sibelius's legs - danger averted.
Sibelius is trying to keep ORielly in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Sibelius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but ORielly is defending well. Sibelius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! ORielly has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sibelius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Sibelius!
Jean Sibelius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums comes to the cage accompanied by ThunderStruck. Sturd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by T.I. - Yeah You Know. Tyrone Biggums has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
42 - 15 - 1 |
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212 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd. Sturd obviously looking to wear him down.
Biggums connects with a body shot.
Sturd lands the left hand.
Sturd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sturd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Biggums counters with a good low kick that Sturd was not able to check.
Biggums lands a big head kick that sends Sturd to the canvas! Biggums follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeynalabdinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saku. Ochu has chosen Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochu misses with a right hand
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zeynalabdinov lands an overhand right.
Zeynalabdinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeynalabdinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ochu defending well as Zeynalabdinov loads up on a big left hand.
Ochu looks to land a left hand but Zeynalabdinov moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Zeynalabdinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ochu which made him look bad.
Ochu moves into the clinch.
Ochu gets through Zeynalabdinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochu tries to work over Zeynalabdinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zeynalabdinov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to maintain a safe position but Ochu gets an underhook and turns Zeynalabdinov into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ochu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochu.
Ochu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeynalabdinov backwards.
Come on Zeynalabdinov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ochu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to break the clinch but Ochu is controlling him.
Ochu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ochu misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ochu.
Ochu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zeynalabdinov is rocked!
Zeynalabdinov looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Zeynalabdinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeynalabdinov controls his hands.
Ochu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeynalabdinov's elbow.
Zeynalabdinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ochu is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seyran Zeynalabdinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ochu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to force a seperation but Ochu has the dominant position.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Ochu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeynalabdinov's elbow.
Ochu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeynalabdinov blocking some punches.
Ochu scores with a hook to the body.
Ochu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ochu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to break the clinch but Ochu has him pressed against the cage.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zeynalabdinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochu has a couple of punches blocked by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochu lands an uppercut.
Zeynalabdinov breaks from the clinch.
Ochu is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ochu misses.
Ochu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zeynalabdinov lands with a straight right. Ochu didn't see that one coming.
Ochu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeynalabdinovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maester Ochu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochu wants to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ochu but Ochu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a looping right.
Ochu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochu misses with an uppercut
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zeynalabdinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ochu pulls Zeynalabdinov in close to prevent any damage.
Zeynalabdinov throwing strikes from guard but Ochu blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeynalabdinov throwing strikes from guard but Ochu blocks nicely.
Ochu pulls Zeynalabdinov in close to his closed guard and prevents Zeynalabdinov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ochu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maester Ochu dominated that round.
That's time! Zeynalabdinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ochu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ochu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ochu misses with a wild combination.
Ochu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ochu.
Ochu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeynalabdinov prevents a body shot from Ochu.
Zeynalabdinov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ochu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ochu misses with a body punch.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to break free.
Ochu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ochu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeynalabdinov backwards.
Ochu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu tries a body shot but Zeynalabdinov blocks it.
Ochu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ochu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ochu misses with some punches.
Ochu gets through Zeynalabdinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochu works on Zeynalabdinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Zeynalabdinov tries to stall but Ochu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ochu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochu lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ochu swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeynalabdinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochu can't find room to land a body shot as Zeynalabdinov controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Ochu.
Ochu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Zeynalabdinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov blocks a body shot from Ochu.
Zeynalabdinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ochu is working Zeynalabdinov over against the cage.
Ochu lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Ochu.
Maester Ochu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeynalabdinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ochu is leaning against Zeynalabdinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zeynalabdinov blocks an uppercut.
Ochu tries to work over Zeynalabdinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochu lands with a right to the head.
Ochu works on Zeynalabdinov's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Ochu.
Ochu lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ochu.
Ochu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeynalabdinov or not.
Ochu digs a right hand underneath Zeynalabdinov's ribcage. Zeynalabdinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ochu tries to throw a body punch but Zeynalabdinov avoids it by throwing Ochu back against the cage.
Ochu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Ochu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochu is leaning against Zeynalabdinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ochu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ochu throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zeynalabdinov trying to stall but Ochu improves his position.
Ochu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Ochu on the inside.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeynalabdinov backwards.
Ochu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ochu fails to land.
Zeynalabdinov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ochu.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Ochu swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeynalabdinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Zeynalabdinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochu fails to land 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!
Ochu throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeynalabdinov blocks an uppercut.
Ochu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zeynalabdinov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maester Ochu 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zeynalabdinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zeynalabdinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ochu looks to land a body kick but Zeynalabdinov moved away.
Ochu avoids the body shot from Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ochu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zeynalabdinov's hands.
Ochu looks to land a right hand but Zeynalabdinov moved out of range.
Ochu throws a jab but it's blocked by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeynalabdinov slips under a jab.
Zeynalabdinov throws a series of punches but Ochu moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good work by Ochu as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu drops Zeynalabdinov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zeynalabdinov looks back up at him and smiles so Ochu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Seyran Zeynalabdinov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeynalabdinov dives in and grabs Ochu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ochu pushes down on Zeynalabdinov's head and hops out.
Ochu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeynalabdinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maester Ochu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ochu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeynalabdinov.
Ochu misses with an uppercut
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zeynalabdinov 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.
Ochu pulls Zeynalabdinov in close to prevent any damage.
Ochu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maester Ochu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ochu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ochu is controlling Zeynalabdinov's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maester Ochu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ochu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ochu thuds a left hand into Zeynalabdinov's body.
Zeynalabdinov defending well as Ochu loads up on a big left hand.
Zeynalabdinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochu.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ochu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeynalabdinov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a two punch combination.
Zeynalabdinov drops his hands momentarily and Ochu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ochu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ochu connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zeynalabdinov on the side of the head.
Zeynalabdinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochu was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov moves out of range as Ochu strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ochu.
Ochu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ochu misses with a kick to the body.
Zeynalabdinov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ochu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crunch! Ochu slams his shin into Zeynalabdinov's torso.
Ochu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ochu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochu blocks the body kick.
Zeynalabdinov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ochu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ochu clinches up with Zeynalabdinov and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Ochu blocking some punches.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seyran Zeynalabdinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochu lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeynalabdinov tries a knee to the head but Ochu blocks it.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeynalabdinov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maester Ochu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ochu 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maester Ochu!
Our winner, Maester Ochu, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Old Spice Guy Intro. Pejovsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anvil of Crom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 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
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy slips under a jab from Pejovsky.
Guy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pejovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Pejovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Pejovsky staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pejovsky scores with a hook.
Pejovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Pejovsky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Guy will feel that in the morning.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Pejovsky.
Guy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pejovsky tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pejovsky is looking to land body kicks.
Pejovsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like The Guy has been cut.
Pejovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
A lazy left from Guy finds it's target.
Guy throws a leg kick but Pejovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Guy misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guy.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pejovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pejovsky drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Pejovsky's ribcage. Pejovsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pejovsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pejovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Guy.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pejovsky backwards.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pejovsky's elbow.
Guy cracks Pejovsky with a nice body shot.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pejovsky working aggressively here.
Pejovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Guy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Guy tries a body shot but Pejovsky blocks it.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Pejovsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Pejovsky misses with a knee strike.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pejovsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Pejovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Pejovsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Pejovsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guy as Pejovsky tries to tie him up.
Pejovsky blocking some punches.
Pejovsky manages to break the clinch.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Pejovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pejovsky misses with a body kick.
Pejovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands with a cross.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pejovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Guy throws a body kick.
Pejovsky defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Pejovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Pejovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy looks for the body kick but Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Pejovsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Pejovsky's head.
Pejovsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy digs a good body shot into Pejovsky's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pejovsky. Guy shrugs it off though.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that Guy semi-blocks.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guy takes a step back to recover.
Pejovsky scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy throws a chopping leg kick but Pejovsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pejovsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pejovsky drives through with a takedown into Guy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pejovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neno Pejovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Guy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pejovsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pejovsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pejovsky throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Guy throws a hook but Pejovsky blocks it.
Pejovsky throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pejovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Pejovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pejovsky - the referee stops the clock and Guy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pejovsky. Guy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pejovsky!
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
Neno Pejovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pejovsky misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy 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.
Pejovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.
Guy throws a hook but Pejovsky avoids it easily.
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Pejovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pejovsky digs a good body shot into Guy's ribs.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
Pejovsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guy's guard.
Pejovsky trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Guy is trying to keep Pejovsky in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pejovsky working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pejovsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky stops Guy from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Pejovsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pejovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pejovsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pejovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pejovsky throws a strike but Guy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pejovsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pejovsky keeps trying to improve his position.
Pejovsky has a closed guard, preventing Guy from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky is trying to keep Guy in close.
Pejovsky trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pejovsky misses with a looping left.
Pejovsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guy looks to land a combination but Pejovsky avoids it well.
Guy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Pejovsky misses its intended target.
Pejovsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pejovsky misses with a head kick.
Guy takes one to the side of the head.
Pejovsky blocks the body kick.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pejovsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
A head kick misses from Pejovsky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Guy blocks the leg kick.
Guy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pejovsky lands a head kick. Guy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neno Pejovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Guy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Pejovsky.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Pejovsky dives in and grabs Guy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes down on Pejovsky's head and hops out.
Guy is looking to slow Pejovsky down with leg kicks.
Guy blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
Pejovsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pejovsky. Guy shrugs it off though.
Guy throws a body punch but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy digs a good hook to Pejovsky's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky connects with a looping right hand.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pejovsky scores with the left hand. Guy knows he should have avoided that one.
Guy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pejovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Pejovsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guy's hands.
Guy's corner calls for a 1-2. Guy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pejovsky scores with a jab to the head.
Pejovsky lands a jab.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Pejovsky moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pejovsky fakes the leg kick and cracks Guy in the body.
Guy tests Pejovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pejovsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a head kick that Pejovsky semi-blocks.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Pejovsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pejovsky throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Pejovsky lands with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Pejovsky both land. Nice combination.
Pejovsky connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.
Pejovsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pejovskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pejovsky lands with a shot to the body.
Guy clinches with his opponent.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pejovsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy tries a body shot but Pejovsky blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice knee to the body.
Pejovsky with a knee to the head.
Pejovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy prevents a body shot from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy slips under a jab from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neno Pejovsky.
Guy misses the jab.
Guy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pejovsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guy on the side of the head.
Guy staying out of range there.
Pejovsky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guy throws a body punch but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pejovsky. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Pejovsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Pejovsky moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
Pejovsky wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy clinches up with Pejovsky and pushes him back against the cage.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Pejovsky controls the action.
Pejovsky blocks an uppercut.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pejovsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Pejovsky lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy fails to land 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!
Pejovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Pejovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 The Guy.
I think Pejovsky 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neno Pejovsky!
Our winner, Neno Pejovsky, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monk finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Monk misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monk is trying to control the position but Sato postures up.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sato won't allow Monk to sweep him here.
Monk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato postures up in Monk's guard and throws a big left but Monk blocks it.
Monk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Monk blocks nicely.
Sato 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage.
Monk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Sato has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Monk blocks nicely.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato postures up in Monk's guard and throws a big left but Monk blocks it.
Sato won't allow Monk to sweep him here.
Monk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Monk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Monk is keeping the position.
Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Sato postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monk wants to improve his position but instead Sato has moved into half guard.
Monk wants to control but Sato is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sato trying to mount his opponent but Monk defends it.
Monk is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monk.
Monk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monk trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Sato wants to control but Monk is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Monk is taking a breather. Sato says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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 Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Monk slips the punch.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Monk.
Monk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Monk pushes Sato away with a front kick.
Monk cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Monk misses with a body shot.
Sato dips to his left and cracks Monk with an uppercut!
Monk misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Monk!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato landing a few strikes.
Sato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Monk's legs.
Monk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk trying his best to control but Sato has mounted him.
Sato raining down shots from the mount!
Monk tries to lock up and control but Sato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monk is looking to improve his position but Sato isn't that keen on the idea.
Monk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Monk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monk tries to lock up and control but Sato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sato landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk is trying desperately to improve position.
Sato throws some wild stikes that Monk manages to avoid easily.
Monk regains half guard.
Sato prevents Monk from improving his position.
Monk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monk defends it well.
Sato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monk sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk trying to control but Sato postures up.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Monk is defending well.
Monk is refusing to be controlled, as Sato sits in half guard.
Monk is trying to maintain the position but Sato is very close to passing his half guard.
Monk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monk.
Sato trying to control but Monk is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sato is one step ahead there.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Monk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monk is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sato wants to improve his position but Monk is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monk moves away.
Monk is looking to land body kicks.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monk.
Sato looking to score a takedown here. Monk is defending well but Sato drives through and ends up in Monk's guard.
Monk pulls Sato in to control the position.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monk is keeping the position for now.
Sato wants to control from the top but Monk keeps moving.
Monk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monk controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ninja Monk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sato is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Monk's half guard.
Sato trying to pass the guard but Monk defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is stalling here. Monk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sato seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Monk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sato regains half guard.
Monk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Sato is pressing down on Monk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sato wants to sweep here but Monk controlling him for the moment.
Ninja Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monk has managed to get both his arms back between Sato's legs - danger averted.
Monk chips away with some ground and pound.
Monk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Monk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Monk is stalling here. Sato is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Monk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sato has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sato sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Monk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk is not content to let Sato control the position.
Monk is looking for a sweep.
Sato scoring with punches from side control.
Monk tries to bench press Sato off him but Sato keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Monk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sato working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Monk can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Monk throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sato, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm just that good!'.
Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.
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