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Syn' 302 Love vs. Hate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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40
145 lbs
45 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Berserk misses.
Berserk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserk.
Thor Berserk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Berserk.
Berserk takes one to the chin there.
Martel throws a low kick, looking for Berserk's leg but Berserk calmly moves out of range.
Berserk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel throws a head kick but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martel lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Berserk dips to his left and cracks Martel with an uppercut!
Berserk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martel.
Berserk connects with a solid leg kick.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berserk manages to avoid it.
Berserk lands with a nice body kick.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk throws a low kick but Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk misses with a body kick.
Berserk throws a head kick that Martel semi-blocks.
Martel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berserk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk misses with a kick to the body.
Berserk moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Berserk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berserk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings for the body but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel throws a body punch but Berserk moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berserk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berserk blocks a head kick by Martel.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berserk doesn't seem bothered though.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berserk. Berserk obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel moves out of range of the leg kick from Berserk.
Berserk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berserk.
Martel blocks a head kick by Berserk.
Berserk avoids the body shot from Martel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berserk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martel checks a low kick from Berserk.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel moves in looking to clinch but Berserk pushes him off.
Martel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berserk.
Berserk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berserk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berserk is looking to land body kicks.
Berserk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berserk tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berserk is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Berserk finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berserk on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berserk moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Martel throws a wild body kick that Berserk sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Martel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Berserk pushes Martel away with a front kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel tries to clinch up
and Berserk counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berserk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berserk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martel. That's going to slow Berserk down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berserk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
Berserk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Berserk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Berserk lands but Martel takes it in his stride.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel gets tackled into the cage by Berserk. Berserk maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Berserk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Berserk controls the action.
Berserk pushes Martel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Berserk.
Martel manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Berserk is just out of range.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martel. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Berserk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel throws a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Martel swings for the body but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Berserk lands a jab.
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berserk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berserk. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berserk cracks Martel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk moves out of range as Martel strikes.
Martel jabs Berserk right on the nose. Berserk blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berserk misses with a wild body shot.
Berserk misses with a low kick as Martel jumps back.
Berserk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Berserk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martel misses with some punches.
Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Berserk.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel lands a body punch.
Martel pushes Berserk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berserk is pushing Martel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel scores with a jab to the head.
Martel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berserk.
Martel lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berserk.
Martel tries to clinch up
and Berserk counters with a body kick.
Martel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berserk checks it well.
Berserk avoids the head kick by Martel.
Martel misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berserk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martel lunges at Berserk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berserk's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berserk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Berserk throws a leg kick but Martel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martel takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Martel avoids a kick to the body.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Berserk.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berserk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berserk rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters circling a little - Berserk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berserk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Martel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Berserk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Martel.
A left lands for Martel.
Berserk looks to throw a body kick
and Martel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserk was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berserk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martel. Martel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel moves out of range of the body kick from Berserk.
Some wild striking there from Berserk.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Berserk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martel defending well as Berserk loads up on a big left hand.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Martel tries to land a leg kick but Berserk saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berserk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berserk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Berserk swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Berserk staying out of range there.
Berserk throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berserk cracks Martel with a good jab.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Berserk tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Berserk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berserk manages to avoid it.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Thor Berserk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Berserk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Berserk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berserk is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Martel as he checks the leg kick.
Berserk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Berserk ducks down to avoid it.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Berserk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berserk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berserk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berserk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martel is able to avoid easily.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Martel slips under a jab from Berserk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berserk.
Berserk cracks Martel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk avoids the head kick by Martel.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Berserk.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Berserk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Berserk throws a front kick aimed at Martel's knee but Martel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Martel's corner calls for a 1-2. Martel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Berserk tenderised Martel's leg. Martel is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berserk tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserk was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Berserk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
Berserk is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Thor Berserk.
Well Martel 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Add another gold belt to my collection, thanks SYN for the chance to capture yet another title. I can't believe you re-signed that skid stain Skid Torres though.'.
Thor Berserk spoke after the fight, saying 'I am better then this.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Territory . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
23 - 16 - 1 |
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32
210 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Makao Matsumoto has been cut.
Crunch! J Champ slams his shin into Matsumoto's torso.
J Champ lands a big head kick that sends Matsumoto tumbling to the mat! J Champ takes a step backwards and waves Matsumoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Matsumoto is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
J Champ thumps Matsumoto with a low kick.
Oh Matsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
J Champ misses with a head kick.
Matsumoto swings for the body but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matsumoto's calf.
Makao Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsumoto misses with an uppercut. J Champ saw that one coming.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Matsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
J Champ wants to land a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto avoids the head kick by J Champ.
Matsumoto moves out of range as J Champ throws a body kick.
Tsubasa J Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsumoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
J Champ's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsumoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! J Champ scrambles back to his feet.
J Champ tries to land a leg kick but Matsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
We've been informed that J Champ has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
J Champ misses with a body kick.
Matsumoto shoots in looking for a takedown. J Champ tries to sprawl out of it but Matsumoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. J Champ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
J Champ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matsumoto.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but J Champ was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto swings for the body but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from J Champ.
J Champ is looking to chop away at Matsumoto's legs.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
J Champ controlling Matsumoto's posture.
Matsumoto looking to sit in guard and control but J Champ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
J Champ preventing the sweep.
J Champ trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
J Champ preventing the sweep.
J Champ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsumoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
J Champ wants to get up but he can't break Matsumoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matsumoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsumoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
J Champ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsumoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, J Champ has managed to get both his arms back between Matsumoto's legs - danger averted.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but J Champ controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Makao Matsumoto's cut.
That's time! Matsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Matsumoto misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matsumoto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
J Champ is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but J Champ is working away.
J Champ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ tries to buck Matsumoto off but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto in side control lands a decent elbow.
J Champ is trying to control Matsumoto's posture but Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but J Champ is working away.
J Champ can't do much from the bottom here.
Matsumoto working the strikes but J Champ uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ gets back to full guard.
Matsumoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
J Champ keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
J Champ looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
J Champ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matsumoto is one step ahead there.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makao Matsumoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Matsumoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsumoto tries to avoid it.
J Champ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto shoots for a takedown but J Champ saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matsumoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
J Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsumoto is looking to wear down J Champ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ wants to land a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsumoto shoots in but no luck this time.
J Champ ducks under a wild hook from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in J Champ's guard.
J Champ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Makao Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
J Champ is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matsumoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makao Matsumoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Makao Matsumoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Matsumoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsumoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
J Champ takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
J Champ throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsumoto.
J Champ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsumoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto thows a huge punch but J Champ dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ has hold of Matsumoto's hands but Matsumoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
J Champ trying to control from the bottom.
J Champ wants to control the action here but instead Matsumoto manages to pass to full mount!
Matsumoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Matsumoto wants to control the pace but J Champ is squirming around nicely.
Matsumoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Matsumoto lands a big shot there that rocks J Champ but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Matsumoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
J Champ is desperately trying to improve his position but Matsumoto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ tries to hold on but Matsumoto postures up.
J Champ is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Matsumoto with shots to the head and body - J Champ looks very uncomfortable down there.
J Champ wants to control but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto misses with a head shot.
Matsumoto unloads with some shots from mount but J Champ bucks and avoids them well.
J Champ slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matsumoto connects with a nice short shot to J Champ's temple.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed J Champ's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsumoto drops an elbow to the side of J Champ's head.
Matsumoto is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed J Champ to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
J Champ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
J Champ trying to keep a closed guard but Matsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
J Champ wants to sweep here but Matsumoto controlling him for the moment.
Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto passes J Champ's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but J Champ keeps working.
Still in half guard, Matsumoto seems content to control.
J Champ desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing J Champ to regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makao Matsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsumoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makao Matsumoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Makao Matsumoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
30 - 11 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom swings for the body but Bronze moves out of range.
Bronze moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
Khanomtom wants to slow Bronze down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanomtom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khanomtom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Bronze avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanomtom. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khanomtom enables Bronze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khanomtom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khanomtom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khanomtom is controlling Bronze's posture.
Khanomtom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze looking to pass the guard.
Bronze is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanomtom keeping full guard, as Bronze tries to pass.
Bronze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khanomtom pulls Bronze in to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaoklai Khanomtom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Bronze avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
A big left from Bronze misses.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom wants to slow Bronze down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Bronze moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze looks to land a right hand but Khanomtom moved out of range.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Bronze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a hook to the body
and Bronze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bronze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khanomtom holds on and takes a little breather.
Bronze slips nicely into half guard.
Khanomtom is refusing to be controlled, as Bronze sits in half guard.
Bronze tries to pass to full mount but Khanomtom defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bronze.
Bronze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Khanomtom is retaining full guard.
Khanomtom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronze.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Khanomtom is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khanomtom pulls Bronze in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanomtom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronze.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaoklai Khanomtom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khanomtom connects with a high kick.
Khanomtom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bronze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Bronze down.
Bronze looking to score a takedown here. Khanomtom is defending well but Bronze drives through and ends up in Khanomtom's guard.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Khanomtom is retaining full guard.
Bronze advances position into side control!
Khanomtom can't do much from the bottom here.
Bronze tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bronze throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Khanomtom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mr Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom is looking to improve his position.
Bronze throwing shots but Khanomtom is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khanomtom controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze wants to pass to mount but Khanomtom is defending the position.
Bronze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bronze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanomtom's head.
Bronze prevents Khanomtom from standing back up.
Bronze with the ground and pound but Khanomtom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khanomtom keeping full guard, as Bronze tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze trying to control but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
Bronze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bronze is keen to just control but Khanomtom is a slippery customer.
Bronze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanomtom's head.
Bronze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khanomtom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze looks to land a strike but Khanomtom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Khanomtom wriggles free and stands up.
Bronze misses with a double jab.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Bronze avoids it.
Bronze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronze avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
Bronze blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronze blocks a low kick nicely.
Bronze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Bronze is having none of it.
Bronze misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bronze dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronze manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom lands a head kick. Bronze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khanomtom moves into the clinch.
Khanomtom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronzes head.
Khanomtom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronze.
Bronze jumps guard but Khanomtom stands there with Bronze around his waist. Bronze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bronze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronze tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Bronze back against the cage.
Khanomtom can't find room to land a body shot as Bronze controls the action.
Khanomtom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronze can't get the takedown.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but Bronze avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
Bronze prevents Khanomtom from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze avoids the elbow strike from Khanomtom, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bronze.
Bronze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but Bronze avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
Bronze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanomtom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronzes head.
Khanomtom scores with a shot to the side of Bronze's head.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Bronze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronze lands a hook that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Bronze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khanomtom prevents it.
Bronze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanomtom up against the cage.
Bronze tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is looking to control Khanomtom's arms but Khanomtom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bronze has his back to the cage.
Khanomtom can't find room to land a body shot as Bronze controls the action.
Bronze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Bronze misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khanomtom trying to land knees to the body.
Bronze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bronze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronze is stalling here.
Khanomtom lands an elbow just above Bronze 's eye.
Bronze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bronze pulls guard.
Khanomtom tries to stand but Bronze is controlling from the bottom.
Bronze wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bronze trying to control the position.
Khanomtom won't allow Bronze to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaoklai Khanomtom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khanomtom tries a low kick but Bronze avoids it.
Khanomtom just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanomtom checks it well.
Mr Bronze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronze rather than just go for the knockout.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but Bronze moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khanomtom!
Khanomtom scores with a hook to the body. Bronze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom throws a series of punches but Bronze moves out of range.
Khanomtom lands with a slapping head kick.
Bronze is rocked!
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanomtom.
Oh Bronze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Bronze blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kharitonov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac-Tupac EveryThing They Owe. Breaker has chosen Hustlin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov scores with a body shot.
Breaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kharitonov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharitonov.
Breaker throws an overhand right that lands on Kharitonov's shoulder, as Kharitonov tries to avoid the shot.
Kharitonov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at team razors mma fight club in the buildup to the fight.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Breaker's head but Breaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick that knocks Breaker off balance momentarily.
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!
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breaker. That did some damage!
Breaker has Kharitonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Breaker has Kharitonov pressed against the cage, preventing Kharitonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Breaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
Breaker 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.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Kharitonov.
Breaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov slips a straight right by Breaker.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov sizes up Breaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov misses the jab.
Kharitonov blocks a jab.
Breaker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kharitonov will feel that in the morning.
Breaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Breaker throws a push kick but Kharitonov slaps the foot to one side.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a right and a left that Kharitonov avoids nicely.
Breaker throws a push kick but Kharitonov slaps the foot to one side.
Breaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Kharitonov slams his shin into Breaker's torso.
Kharitonov lands a jab to the nose.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Kharitonov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Breaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Kharitonov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a hook.
Kharitonov throws out a leg kick but Breaker moves out of range and Kharitonov only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Breaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharitonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Breaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharitonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kharitonov misses with a straight left.
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Breaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the leg kick from Breaker.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws out a loose jab but Breaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot.
Breaker takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kharitonov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kharitonov manages to break the clinch.
Breaker loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
Nice cross by Kharitonov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Breaker staying out of range there.
Kharitonov misses with a double jab
letting Breaker counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker throws a low kick but Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kharitonov catches Breaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kharitonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kharitonov lands the left hand.
Kharitonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breaker counters with a left to the body.
Kharitonov throws a wild body kick that Breaker sees coming a mile off.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Kharitonov throws a front kick that sends Breaker stumbling back into the cage.
Breaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharitonov scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker throws a shot from downtown. Kharitonov moves away and avoids it.
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Breaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker wants to land a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
A big right from Breaker misses.
Breaker scores with a leg kick.
Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Breaker is out of range.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sergei Kharitonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kharitonov misses with a kick to the body.
Donk. Kharitonov catches Breaker right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kharitonov, as that shot connected.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Breaker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breaker.
Breaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kharitonovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kharitonov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Breaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kharitonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kharitonov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Breaker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kharitonov cracks Breaker with an open hand slap.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Kharitonov misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov loads up on a big right hand but Breaker slips the punch.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Breaker, as that shot connected.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Kharitonov as he checks the leg kick.
Kharitonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kharitonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breaker can do to turn this around?
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Breaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov feints and then cracks Breaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Breaker down.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breaker.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kharitonov.
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov motions for Breaker to come forward. Kharitonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharitonov.
Breaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kharitonov throws an off balance right hand
and Breaker counters with a left to the body.
Breaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kharitonov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov moves out of range as Breaker strikes.
Breaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kharitonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kharitonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Breaker in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kharitonov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kharitonov delivers a nice body kick.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharitonov throws a big shot that misses.
Breaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by Breaker.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Breaker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Breaker moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharitonov's hands.
Kharitonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Breaker off the cage and back into range.
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Breaker's calf.
Breaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker ducks right into an uppercut from Kharitonov.
Breaker takes one to the side of the head.
Breaker swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kharitonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breaker tries to land a front kick but Kharitonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Kharitonov misses.
Breaker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kharitonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Breaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kharitonov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Breaker scrambles back to his feet.
Kharitonov scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
J Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a lazy body kick
and Kharitonov counters with a leg kick.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharitonov clobbers Breaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kharitonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kharitonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kharitonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kharitonov. Breaker shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Breaker.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov looks to land a combination. Breaker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands the left hand.
Breaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Breaker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kharitonov!
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kharitonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Breaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Breaker is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a push kick but Breaker slaps the foot to one side.
Kharitonov scores with a nice head shot.
Breaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kharitonov finish him?
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Breaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Breaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Kharitonov misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Kharitonov is predictable there
and Breaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breaker looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Breaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Breaker throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Breaker off the cage and back into range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Breaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kharitonov - the referee stops the clock and Breaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kharitonov. Breaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Kharitonov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Kharitonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kharitonov 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Kharitonov!
An out of breath Sergei Kharitonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall comes to the cage accompanied by Kutless - Smile. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfonso Lopez's chin.
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sumrall moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez misses with a double jab
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Sumrall's body. Sumrall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sumrall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Sumrall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Sumrall checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Sumrall avoids it well.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sumrall takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sumrall counters with a straight right hand.
Sumrall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Sumrall avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall slips under a jab from Lopez.
Sumrall moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body
and Sumrall counters with a body kick.
Sumrall blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumrall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Sumrall's shoulder, as Sumrall tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Sumrall dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sumrall checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Sumrall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sumrall defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Sumrall's defenses.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sumrall has time to react.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters with a leg kick.
Lopez swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lopez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Sumrall counters with a head kick that drops Lopez to the mat! Lopez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lopez is rocked!
Sumrall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a hook. Sumrall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sumrall off the cage and back into range.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Sumrall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Sumrall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Sumrall shakes it off.
Sumrall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alfonso Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Sumrall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
Sumrall moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Sumrall staying out of range there.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Sumrall's leg but Sumrall calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sumrall. That did some damage!
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez tries a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
Lopez cracks Sumrall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sumrall circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Sumrall in the body.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumrall's calf.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good hook to Sumrall's body.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Sumrall checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sumrall.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich has chosen Kosovskiy front as his entrance music. Zoran Miloshevich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with A J Hearts's chin.
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222 lbs
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34
217 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miloshevich. That did some damage!
Hearts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miloshevich pinned against the cage. Miloshevich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Miloshevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hearts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miloshevich has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miloshevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearts lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Hearts scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearts blocks the elbow strike.
Hearts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearts swings wildly with an uppercut but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow over the top.
Hearts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miloshevich is trying to maintain a safe position but Hearts gets an underhook and turns Miloshevich into the cage.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miloshevich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hearts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Hearts.
Hearts misses with some punches.
Miloshevich is trying to stall.
Hearts misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.
Hearts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hearts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miloshevich.
We've been hearing reports that Hearts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hearts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hearts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich blocks a body shot from Hearts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miloshevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miloshevich gets underhooks to prevent Hearts's takedown attempt.
Miloshevich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hearts.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
Hearts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hearts.
Hearts pushes Miloshevich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow strike.
Hearts can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hearts.
Miloshevich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hearts fails to land.
Hearts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miloshevich.
Hearts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hearts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miloshevich looking to stall.
Hearts works on Miloshevich's body with a couple of short punches.
Miloshevich looks winded!
Hearts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearts working aggressively here.
Miloshevich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miloshevich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hearts avoids it.
Hearts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Hearts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with some punches.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Miloshevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
Miloshevich misses with the head strike.
Hearts is working for takedown but Miloshevich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hearts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miloshevich misses with an elbow over the top.
Miloshevich is pushing Hearts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miloshevich throws an elbow that misses.
Hearts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hearts misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miloshevich has Hearts pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miloshevichs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Miloshevich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts instigates a clinch.
Miloshevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hearts lands a hook that snaps the head of Miloshevich backwards.
Miloshevich working aggressively here.
Hearts tries a body shot but Miloshevich blocks it.
Miloshevich blocks an uppercut.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Hearts lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearts's brow.
Miloshevich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Hearts.
Hearts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearts avoids the elbow strike from Miloshevich, against the cage.
Miloshevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miloshevich missing with knees to the body.
Hearts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miloshevich can't fight it off and eventually Hearts manages to take the fight to the floor. Miloshevich looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miloshevich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hearts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hearts lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miloshevich tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Hearts throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miloshevich works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Miloshevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hearts.
Miloshevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hearts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts wants to control but Miloshevich is keeping him busy.
Hearts 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
Miloshevich pushes Hearts off looking to stand but Hearts dives back in and keeps control.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
Miloshevich is staying active underneath Hearts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts trying to control the pace.
Hearts is thwarting Miloshevich's attempts to control the position.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts tries to pass to full mount but Miloshevich defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zoran Miloshevich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miloshevich misses with a hook.
Hearts throws out a loose jab but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich walks into a straight right hand from Hearts.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miloshevich throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearts slips under a jab.
Miloshevich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miloshevich.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miloshevich tries to clinch there but Hearts circles away.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Miloshevich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Miloshevich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miloshevich wants to clinch.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt - Miloshevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miloshevich misses with a double jab
letting Hearts counter with a right hand.
Miloshevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Miloshevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts is looking to score with low kicks.
Hearts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miloshevich in his tracks.
Miloshevich lands with a right hand.
Miloshevich looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
Hearts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miloshevich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Miloshevich working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miloshevich trying to control the position.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miloshevich is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
Hearts trying to control but Miloshevich is working from the bottom.
Hearts controls from within his opponent's guard.
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hearts dives in and grabs Miloshevich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miloshevich pushes down on Hearts's head and hops out.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hearts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hearts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hearts lands with a cross.
Hearts gets a double leg takedown into Miloshevich's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts is stalling in the full guard.
Miloshevich working a defensive guard but Hearts manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Miloshevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Miloshevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hearts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miloshevich keeps working.
Hearts content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miloshevich is trying to control Hearts's posture but Hearts avoids it.
Zoran Miloshevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miloshevich's legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hearts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hearts scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miloshevich letting Hearts take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miloshevich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miloshevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
A J Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearts 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A very excited looking A J Hearts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce has chosen Eve 6 - Inside Out as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dragon Slayer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Pierce!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce thuds his shin into the meat of Slayer's side.
Pierce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Slayer thows a body kick. Pierce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slayer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Pierce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slayer connects with the punch.
Pierce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Slayer catches Pierce right on the button with a cross.
Pierce throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pierce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slayer wants to land a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Slayer sizes up Pierce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierce is able to avoid easily.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierce has Slayer up against the cage in a clinch.
Slayer lands an uppercut.
Slayer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slayer.
Pierce jumps guard but Slayer stands there with Pierce around his waist. Pierce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slayer lands with a left to the head.
Slayer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Pierce is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slayer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slayer slows down the pace here.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierce's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slayer.
Pierce looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Slayer.
A right handed body shot lands from Slayer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to break free but Slayer pushes him back against the cage.
Slayer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Slayer.
I was talking to Slayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pierce is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Slayer.
Slayer tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.
Slayer lands a left hand.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Damon Pierce's cut even more.
Slayer avoiding damage as Pierce throws knees to the body.
Slayer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierce is rocked!
Slayer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierce is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayer finish him?
Slayer scores with a hook to the body.
Slayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayer has Pierce pushed against the cage.
Slayer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pierce to his knees! Slayer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dragon Slayer made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Evgeniy Malkin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malkin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malkin.
We've been informed that Malkin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Malkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malkin lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malkin.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson tries to work over Malkin's front leg with a kick but Malkin checks it.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Malkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malkin feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkin keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Malkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson is looking to wear down Malkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Malkin's defenses.
Evgeniy Malkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malkin moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malkin checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malkin manages to avoid it.
Malkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Malkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Malkin lands a body shot.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Malkin moved out of range.
Malkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Malkin moves out of range easily.
Malkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Malkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Malkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malkin can pounce on him.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Malkin slips the punch.
Malkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malkin throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malkin can pounce on him.
Malkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malkin.
Malkin lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Malkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malkin scores with a nice strike.
Malkin looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Malkin throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malkin's waist but Malkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
A good leg kick by Malkin.
Malkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malkin.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Malkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Malkin clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson feints and then cracks Malkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malkin down.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Malkin pushes him off.
Malkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malkin checks the leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Malkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Malkin misses with a low kick.
Malkin staying out of range there.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a hook but Malkin blocks it.
Jackson throws a body punch but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin scores with a spinning back kick!
Malkin throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malkin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malkin punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Malkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malkin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malkin cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malkin.
Malkin misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Malkin.
Malkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malkin cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Malkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Malkin's head.
Malkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Malkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malkin checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Malkin saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson works over Malkin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Jackson misses.
Malkin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Malkin.
A good leg kick by Malkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Malkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Malkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malkin keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Malkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Malkin, not yet.
Malkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson won't allow Malkin to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to control but Malkin is working from the bottom.
Malkin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin wants to take his opponent's back but Jackson doesn't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Malkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin mounts Jackson! Really nice guard pass there!
Malkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin can't control as he wanted to and Jackson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malkin misses the shot to the body.
Malkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Malkin is out of range.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malkin lands a head kick!
Malkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Malkin.
Malkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Malkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apollo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malkin blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Malkin. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Malkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Malkin feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malkin scores with a body shot.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malkin moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Malkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Malkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Malkin wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Apollo Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgeniy Malkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Evgeniy Malkin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malkin.
Malkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Malkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jab from Malkin.
Jackson swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson clinches up with Malkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Malkin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Malkin.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Malkin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Malkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Malkin.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malkin's elbow.
Malkin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malkin is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Malkin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evgeniy Malkin.
I've got Malkin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
Evgeniy Malkin 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes into the arena with Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tao 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.
Sklyar digs a good body shot into Tao's ribs.
Sklyar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sklyar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Sklyar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Sklyar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sklyar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tao to the mat! Tao manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sklyar being controlled here momentarily.
Sklyar stands up over Tao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tao pushes Sklyar off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sklyar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sklyar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sklyar lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
Sklyar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Tao keeps moving.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Tao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Tao!
Sklyar pulls Tao in to control the position.
Sklyar has a closed guard, preventing Tao from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar controlling the position.
Sergiy Sklyar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar lunges at Tao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tao's hand.
Sklyar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sklyar throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Tao misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklyar moves away.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sklyar.
Tao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Sklyar avoids it.
Sklyar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tao's waist but Tao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sklyar off to one side.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao throws a sloppy body shot
and Sklyar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sklyar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Tao has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklyar trying to control but Tao is working from the bottom.
Tao working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sklyar passes Tao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sklyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tao won't allow Sklyar to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao is not content to let Sklyar control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sklyar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tao.
Sklyar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklyar moves away.
Tao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sklyar.
Good shot there by Tao.
Sklyar lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Sklyar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sklyar misses with a wild body shot.
Sklyar misses the shot to the body.
Sklyar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Sklyar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tao 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.
Sklyar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tao doesn't seem bothered though.
Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao throws the left hand but Sklyar avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sklyar with a jab.
Tao motions for Sklyar to come forward. Tao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sklyar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sergiy Sklyar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklyar scores with a jab. Tao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sklyar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sklyar misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sklyar.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Sklyar throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tao tries to clinch up but Sklyar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tao looks to land a right hand but Sklyar moved out of range.
Yang Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sklyar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sklyar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sklyar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sklyar takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Sklyar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Sklyar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Sklyar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sklyar moves away from the strike by Tao.
Sklyar thumps Tao with a low kick.
Tao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sklyar looks to throw the jab but Tao is out of range.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Tao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sklyar.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar lands with a hook. Tao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Tao.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Sklyar.
Sklyar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sklyar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Sklyar ducks down to avoid it.
Tao swings for the body but Sklyar moves out of range.
Sklyar 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.
A leg kick checked by Tao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
A jab from Sklyar misses.
Sklyar connects with a single shot there.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tao as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sklyar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tao sprawls well. He's pushed Sklyar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sklyar thumps Tao with a low kick.
Sklyar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sklyar swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Sklyar swinging wildly here.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Sklyar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
A jab from Sklyar misses.
Sklyar checks a low kick from Tao.
Tao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Sklyar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sklyar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tao to score with a decent uppercut.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sklyar.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Sklyar.
Sklyar connects with a nice looking jab.
Sklyar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Sklyar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Sklyar blocks a leg kick.
Sklyar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tao is fending him off so far but Sklyar persists. Nope, Tao circles away and we're back to standing.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Sklyar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sklyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklyar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tao regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tao's head.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar working some strikes from top position.
Tao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar postures up in Tao's guard and throws a big left but Tao blocks it.
Tao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sklyar throws a strike but Tao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sklyar is pulling down on Tao's head. It's preventing any offense from Tao, at least for the moment.
Tao wants to stand and escape but instead Sklyar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Tao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Tao!
Sklyar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sklyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sklyar, not yet.
Sklyar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tao stuffs the takedown.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao moves into range and clinches up with Sklyar.
Sklyar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Sklyar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sklyar fails to land.
Tao can't find room to land a body shot as Sklyar controls the action.
Tao gets underhooks to prevent Sklyar's takedown attempt.
Sklyar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao stalling in the clinch but Sklyar improves position.
A body shot lands from Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tao.
Sklyar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sklyar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Tao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sklyar throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao walks into a left hand.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Sklyar misses.
Sklyar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sklyar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Sklyar moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Sklyar digs a good hook to Tao's body.
Sklyar cracks Tao with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Tao.
Sklyar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklyar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Sklyar blocks a leg kick.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sklyar's calf.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao moves out of range as Sklyar throws a body kick.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Sklyar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tao's guard.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tao is looking to get back to his feet here but Sklyar is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tao's back.
Tao holding both Sklyar 's hands and preventing any damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sklyar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar throwing sloppy strikes.
Tao manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Sklyar misses with a looping left.
Sklyar lands with a nice body kick.
Sklyar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sklyar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tao is fending him off so far but Sklyar persists. Nope, Tao circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yang Tao will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sklyar throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Sklyar checks the leg kick.
Sklyar lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Sklyar tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Sklyar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tao in his tracks.
Sklyar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sklyar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sklyar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tao wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Tao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sklyar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sklyar throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Sklyar 's knee.
Sklyar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sklyar closes the distance and clinches up with Tao, looking for a takedown. Sklyar pushes Tao against the cage but Tao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
Sklyar avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Sklyar misses the jab.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sklyar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sklyar lands a body shot.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tao as he avoids it easily.
Sklyar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tao cracks Sklyar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tao feints and then cracks Sklyar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sklyar down.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tao as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Sklyar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sklyar is out of range.
Sklyar throws a shot to the body.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Sklyar sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tao - that will leave a mark!
Sklyar cracks Tao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Sklyar off balance momentarily.
Tao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sklyar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tao. Tao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao looks for the body kick but Sklyar saw that one coming.
Tao takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Tao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sklyar.
Tao misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Tao.
Sklyar shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sklyar dives in for a single leg takedown but Tao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sklyar blocks an uppercut.
Tao lands with a right to the head.
Sklyar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sklyar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sklyar.
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!
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tao as he avoids it easily.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Sklyar.
Sklyar connects with a body shot that sends Tao's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Sklyar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sklyar shoots in looking for a takedown but Tao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sklyar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Yang Tao.
I think Tao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
Yang Tao is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Yang Tao 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 Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton's entrance music is Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Patton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Patton throws out a loose jab but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs shoots in but no luck this time.
Patton cracks Riggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
Patton throws a leg kick
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patton thumps Riggs with a low kick.
Riggs misses with a jab to the body
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riggs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Patton is out of range.
Patton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patton throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs with a jab.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riggs.
Patton throws a low kick but Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Patton.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs throws a hook but Patton avoids it easily.
Patton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Athletic Advantage in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Patton checks a low kick from Riggs.
Riggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patton is looking to slow Riggs down with leg kicks.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Michael Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton catches Riggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riggs throws a leg kick but Patton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Patton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michael Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
Patton prevents Riggs from breaking the clinch.
Riggs cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton thows a body shot but no joy.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton is looking to score with low kicks.
Patton throws a leg kick but Riggs moved away.
Riggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Patton does no damage.
Riggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Patton walks into a left hand.
Riggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riggs punishes Patton's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton stuffs the takedown.
Riggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
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 Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riggs.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Patton misses
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs slips a straight right by Patton.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Patton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riggs's head.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riggs.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton thuds a left hand into Riggs's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Riggs.
A shot to the liver by Patton. Beautiful body shot.
Patton lands a front kick.
Patton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riggs moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Riggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Patton misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A cross from Riggs lands.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a low kick but Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Patton throws out a leg kick but Riggs moves out of range and Patton only half commits.
Riggs works the jab nicely.
Patton cracks Riggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
Patton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggs throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Riggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Patton saw it coming and moves away.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Riggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Patton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Riggs misses
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riggs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riggs gets a double leg takedown into Patton's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patton's head.
Riggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggs is in close to Patton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riggs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riggs throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Riggs throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggs. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Derek Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggs takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Riggs sizes up Patton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
Patton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riggs. Riggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
Riggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton walks into a left hand.
Riggs throws a good cross that connects.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patton.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Patton lands a right hook to the body.
Patton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Riggs.
Patton lands a jab.
Riggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs scores with a jab.
Patton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patton.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggs lands a jab to Patton's midsection.
Riggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggs checks a low kick from Patton.
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riggs's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patton.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
Riggs misses with a shot to the body
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Riggs misses.
Riggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patton slips under a jab.
Riggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patton.
Patton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patton blocks a leg kick.
Patton throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riggs is able to avoid easily.
Riggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riggs checks a low kick from Patton.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Riggs.
Patton with a hook.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Riggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs thows a leg kick but Patton checks it
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riggs dips to his left and cracks Patton with an uppercut!
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton tries a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Riggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggs shoots in for a double leg but Patton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riggs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Riggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Patton.
Riggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patton throws a series of punches but Riggs avoids them all with ease.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Patton counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Riggs does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michael Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Patton lands a head kick!
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patton as he jumps to the side.
Patton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
Riggs misses with a jab to the body
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggs throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Patton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Riggs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Patton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Patton.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton had his way with Derek Riggs in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Riggs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Riggs wants to take a breather but Patton is having none of it.
Riggs thows a huge punch but Patton dodges it nicely.
Patton gets back to full guard.
Riggs looking to sit in guard and control but Patton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is trying to hold Patton in close to prevent damage but Patton has managed to pass into half guard.
Riggs is trying to control but can't.
Riggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs is looking to sweep but instead, Patton has passed into half guard.
Riggs manages to get to full guard.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Michael Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to control the position.
Riggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Patton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Patton wants to pass to mount but Riggs is defending the position.
Patton prevents Riggs from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Riggs tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
Riggs is looking to get back to full guard here but Patton has managed to pass to side control instead.
Riggs is looking for a sweep.
Patton slows the pace down.
Riggs struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton trying to control the position but Riggs is working away.
Patton just content to control the position.
Riggs misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs tries to bench press Patton off him but Patton keeps the position.
Riggs trying to remain calm as Patton controls from the top position.
Riggs gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Riggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Patton!
Michael Patton retains his lightweight title!
Michael Patton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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