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Invictus 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Train hard. Brutality has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4 as his entrance music. 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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28
202 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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26
204 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Boyka motions for Brutality to come forward. Boyka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brutality checks a leg kick.
Brutality moves out of range of the leg kick from Boyka.
Boyka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brutality.
Boyka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brutality on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyka. Boyka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head kick that half lands.
Brutality blocks a low kick nicely.
Boyka thows a body shot but no joy.
Brutality keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyka.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Brutality counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka pushes Brutality back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Brutality avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Boyka.
Brutality is trying to drag Boyka to the mat but Boyka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brutality wants to take the fight to the mat but Boyka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brutality changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Great Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Brutality.
Boyka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've been informed that Brutality has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a low kick.
Boyka misses with a hook. Brutality ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at LOD Reckless Abandon MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Great Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka misses with a leg kick
and Brutality moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brutality is out of range and Boyka settles back down.
Boyka is looking to score with low kicks.
Brutality on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Boyka is predictable there
and Brutality counters by moving into the clinch.
Boyka prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyka is working Brutality over against the cage.
Boyka scores with a hook to the body.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brutality's elbow.
Brutality wants a takedown but no success here.
Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyka cracks the inside of Brutality's front leg.
Boyka misses with a leg kick
and Brutality counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brutality.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka stalls.
Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyka wants to land a leg kick but Brutality is out of range.
Good leg kick by Boyka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Boyka misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutality checks a low kick from Boyka.
Brutality checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boyka tries a low kick but Brutality avoids it.
Brutality checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boyka tries a low kick but Brutality avoids it.
Boyka throws a head kick that half lands.
Boyka throws a front kick aimed at Brutality's knee but Brutality avoids it well.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka throws a body punch but Brutality moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boyka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brutality checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boyka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brutality.
Brutality avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Brutality blocks the leg kick.
Great Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Brutality sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Boyka throws a head kick that half lands.
Boyka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brutality's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka sizes up Brutality with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Brutality does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyka throws a right hand that Brutality ducks under and follows up with a left that Brutality also avoids with ease.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brutality moves into the clinch.
Great Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyka.
Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Brutality counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brutality.
And that's the end of the fight!
Great Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyka 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Boyka!
A victorious Great Boyka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - Hurt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
193 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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30
194 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Casados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casados takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan keeps Casados at a distance using the push kick.
Morgan throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Casados crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dexter Morgan!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Morgan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Basra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basra throws a looping overhand right but Akihiro ducks down to avoid it.
Basra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Basra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Basra is looking to slow Akihiro down with leg kicks.
Akihiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Basra missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akihiro, right into the meat.
Akihiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Basra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basra.
Akihiro throws a head kick but Basra moves out of range.
Basra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Basra.
Basra lands a body shot.
Akihiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akihiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basra throws an off balance right hand
and Akihiro counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro loads up on a big right hand but Basra slips the punch.
Basra misses with a right hand
and Akihiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akihiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Basra throws a hook to the side of Akihiro's head but Akihiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut. Basra saw that one coming.
Basra missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akihiro 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.
Akihiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Basra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Basra throws a body punch but Akihiro moves out of range.
Akihiro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Basra counters with a straight right hand.
Basra looks to throw the jab but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro misses with the body kick
and Basra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akihiro looks for the body kick but Basra saw that one coming.
Basra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basra looks to land a left hand but Akihiro moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basra. Akihiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akihiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akihiro throws a lazy right hand but Basra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Basra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Basra.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Basra checks the leg kick.
Akihiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Basra.
Basra missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Basra.
Akihiro tries to work over Basra's front leg with a kick but Basra checks it.
Basra misses with a straight right.
Akihiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akihiro misses with a body kick.
Basra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akihiro scores with a jab.
Basra is looking to chop away at Akihiro's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra throws a shot to the body.
Basra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Basra.
Akihiro moves away from the strike by Basra.
Akihiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Basra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akihiro.
Basra throws a lazy right hand but Akihiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akihiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Basra counter with a right hand.
Basra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Basra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Basra. That snapped Akihiro's head back.
Basra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akihiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Akihiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akihiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Basra misses the target.
Basra missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro cracks Basra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basra is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akihiro.
Basra blocks a head kick by Akihiro.
Basra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Basra dips to his left and cracks Akihiro with an uppercut!
Basra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Basra moves out of range as Akihiro throws a body kick.
Akihiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basra.
Akihiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basra checks a low kick from Akihiro.
Akihiro ducks under a wild hook from Basra.
Akihiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Basra misses with a looping right.
Basra cracks Akihiro with a good jab.
Akihiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akihiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Basra throws a leg kick
and Akihiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Basra's knee momentarily.
Basra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Basra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akihiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basra's calf.
Basra staying out of range there.
Akihiro throws the kick towards the body but Basra avoids it.
Basra misses with a low kick.
Akihiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Basra.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses.
Basra fakes the leg kick and cracks Akihiro in the body.
Basra looks to land a left hand but Akihiro moved out of range nicely.
Akihiro tries to move into range but Basra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Basra throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a looping right.
Basra with a hook.
Basra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro lands with a good body shot.
Basra misses with a looping right.
Ali Basra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akihiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akihiro scores with a jab to the body.
Akihiro slips under a jab from Basra.
A bone on bone clash there as Basra blocks the leg kick.
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Basra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Basra.
Basra misses with a straight right.
Akihiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Basra counters with a low kick, right behind Akihiro 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akihiro looks for the body kick but Basra saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Akihiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Basra missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Basra tries a low kick but Akihiro avoids it.
Basra fakes the leg kick and cracks Akihiro in the body.
Basra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akihiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Basra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akihiro scores with a nice head shot.
Basra is still on wobbly legs! Can Akihiro finish him?
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Basra seems to have recovered his senses.
Akihiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Basra moves out of range as Akihiro throws a body kick.
Akihiro drops his shoulder and cracks Basra with a huge uppercut! Basra goes down! Can Akihiro finish him?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Akihiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Akihiro throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro throwing strikes but missing.
Akihiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Basra wants to hit a switch here but Akihiro passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Basra there!
Basra wants to hold on but Akihiro pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Akihiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Akihiro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Basra manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akihiro throws a strike but Basra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Akihiro looking to sit in guard and control but Basra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Akihiro 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. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Basra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akihiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akihiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akihiro slips a jab from Basra.
Akihiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Basra scores with the left hand. Akihiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Basra misses with a body shot.
Akihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Basra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akihiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akihiro tries to land a body kick
and Basra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Basra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Akihiro tenderised Basra's leg. Basra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Basra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akihiro. Akihiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Basra.
Akihiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro avoids the body shot from Basra.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Akihiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Basra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akihiro connects with a looping right hand.
Akihiro looks to throw the jab but Basra is out of range.
Basra looks to land a right hand but Akihiro moved out of range.
Akihiro digs a good body shot into Basra's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws an off balance right hand
enabling Basra to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Akihiro.
Basra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akihiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akihiro connects with a jab.
Akihiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali Basra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro blocks the body kick.
Basra ducks right into an uppercut from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Basra at a distance.
Akihiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akihiro throws a leg kick but Basra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basra tries to work over Akihiro's front leg with a kick but Akihiro checks it.
Akihiro misses with a head kick.
Akihiro swings for the body but Basra moves out of range.
Basra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Basra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akihiro misses with a straight left.
Akihiro cracks Basra with a good jab.
Akihiro feints and then cracks Basra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Basra down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Akihiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Akihiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akihiro lands a leg kick that knocks Basra off balance momentarily.
Akihiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akihiro.
Basra thows a leg kick but Akihiro checks it
and Akihiro counters with a body kick that stops Basra in his tracks momentarily.
Basra lands a really nice looking cross but Akihiro seems unphased.
Akihiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Basra is predictable there
and Akihiro counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akihiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basra.
Akihiro lands a body shot.
Akihiro lands with a hook. Basra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akihiro slips under a jab from Basra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra throws a leg kick but Akihiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basra ducks straight into an uppercut from Akihiro and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Basra manages to regain guard straight away.
Akihiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akihiro looking to pass the guard.
Akihiro chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akihiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akihiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Basra has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daken Akihiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akihiro 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Akihiro!
Post fight, Daken Akihiro stared into the camera and said 'Sparta sucks'.
In defeat, Ali Basra stepped up to the mic, saying 'You can all fuck off, I'm out of here!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukebox Timebmb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernyshevsky comes to the cage accompanied by The Sisters of Mercy -- Lucretia. Timebmb has chosen Move On Up as his entrance music. Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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191 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jukebox Timebmb!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernyshevsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chernyshevsky. Timebmb shrugs it off though.
Timebmb moves out of range of the strikes.
Chernyshevsky avoids the head kick by Timebmb.
Chernyshevsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Timebmb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chernyshevsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Timebmb eats them both and turns towards Chernyshevsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jukebox Timebmb has been cut.
Chernyshevsky throws a push kick but Timebmb slaps the foot to one side.
Chernyshevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chernyshevsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timebmb's head backwards.
Timebmb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chernyshevsky is fending him off so far but Timebmb persists. Nope, Chernyshevsky circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernyshevsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Timebmb.
Chernyshevsky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chernyshevsky throws a push kick but Timebmb slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chernyshevsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Timebmb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chernyshevsky can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Chernyshevsky.
Some bone on bone action there as Timebmb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chernyshevsky feints and then cracks Timebmb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timebmb down.
Chernyshevsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timebmb. That did some damage!
Chernyshevsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chernyshevsky scores with a nice strike.
Chernyshevsky misses with a jab to the body
and Timebmb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chernyshevsky scores with a kick to the body.
Chernyshevsky lands with a nice body punch.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a front kick but Timebmb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chernyshevsky throws a wild body kick that Timebmb sees coming a mile off.
Chernyshevsky cracks Timebmb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Timebmb on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Timebmb has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chernyshevsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook. Timebmb ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky swings for the body but Timebmb moves out of range.
Good work by Timebmb as he checks the leg kick.
Chernyshevsky misses with a low kick.
Chernyshevsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timebmb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chernyshevsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Timebmb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukebox Timebmb.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chernyshevsky.
Timebmb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chernyshevsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timebmb. That did some damage!
Chernyshevsky cracks Timebmb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Timebmb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a front kick but Timebmb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timebmb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chernyshevsky lands a nice hook to Timebmb's body. Timebmb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chernyshevsky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Timebmb will feel that in the morning.
Timebmb checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Timebmb.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timebmb blocks a low kick nicely.
Timebmb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chernyshevsky. Chernyshevsky obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukebox Timebmb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chernyshevsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Timebmb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernyshevsky misses the target.
Chernyshevsky tries to work over Timebmb's front leg with a kick but Timebmb checks it.
Chernyshevsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timebmb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Timebmb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Chernyshevsky gets through Timebmb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chernyshevsky tries a body shot but Timebmb blocks it.
A short right from Chernyshevsky.
Timebmb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernyshevsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timebmb can do to turn this around?
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chernyshevsky digs a right hand underneath Timebmb's ribcage. Timebmb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Timebmb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky tries a body shot but Timebmb blocks it.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch to the body.
Timebmb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timebmb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chernyshevsky prevents the takedown attempt.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chernyshevsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Timebmb blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernyshevsky.
Timebmb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernyshevsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chernyshevsky can't find room to land a body shot as Timebmb controls the action.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timebmb changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chernyshevsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukebox Timebmb.
Timebmb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Timebmb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernyshevsky throws the kick towards the body but Timebmb avoids it.
Chernyshevsky thuds a left hand into Timebmb's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky rushes Timebmb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timebmb is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chernyshevsky is defending well.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jukebox Timebmb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chernyshevsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chernyshevsky throws a sloppy head kick and Timebmb moves out of range easily.
Chernyshevsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Chernyshevsky darts in and clinches Timebmb up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timebmb blocks an uppercut.
Chernyshevsky misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jukebox Timebmb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Timebmb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chernyshevsky can pounce on him.
That kick from Chernyshevsky tenderised Timebmb's leg. Timebmb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chernyshevsky throws a leg kick but Timebmb checks it.
Chernyshevsky lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky scores with a nice body kick.
Chernyshevsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Timebmb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chernyshevsky to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernyshevsky wants to clinch
and Timebmb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chernyshevsky can pounce on him.
Chernyshevsky misses with a body shot.
Chernyshevsky lands a leg kick that knocks Timebmb off balance momentarily.
Timebmb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chernyshevsky is controlling Timebmb's posture.
Timebmb trying to control but Chernyshevsky is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb looking to sit in guard and control but Chernyshevsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chernyshevsky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Timebmb is proving hard to escape from.
Chernyshevsky wants to stand and escape but instead Timebmb has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chernyshevsky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernyshevsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Timebmb is controlling him.
Jukebox Timebmb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernyshevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chernyshevsky controlling the position.
Timebmb trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernyshevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chernyshevsky lands a jab to the nose.
Chernyshevsky misses with a left hand
and Timebmb counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chernyshevsky won't be happy with that.
Timebmb is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chernyshevsky's shoulder. That is not cool.
Timebmb in the domination position with Chernyshevsky hanging on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky is looking for a sweep.
Timebmb trying to control the action but Chernyshevsky is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chernyshevsky is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chernyshevsky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky!
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'll tear your empire down.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Plainview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Plainview!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Plainview. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plainview throws a solid leg kick but Gregorovitsj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plainview.
Plainview tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregorovitsj was well out of range. Poor timing from Plainview.
Plainview looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregorovitsj is just out of range.
Plainview misses with a body shot.
Plainview fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Gregorovitsj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plainview uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a body punch but Plainview moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj loads up on a big right hand but Plainview slips the punch.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Plainview.
Plainview throws a hook but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Plainview throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregorovitsj counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Gregorovitsj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plainview ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Plainview misses.
Plainview swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Plainview uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gregorovitsj has time to react.
Plainview will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregorovitsj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gregorovitsj misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj misses the shot to the body.
Plainview looks to land a right hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range.
Plainview comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gregorovitsj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Plainview cracks the inside of Gregorovitsj's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plainview misses with a low kick.
Gregorovitsj is looking to clinch.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
Gregorovitsj is looking to wear down Plainview with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Plainview scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gregorovitsj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plainview moves out of range as Gregorovitsj throws a body kick.
We've been told by Gregorovitsj's head coaches at In the Penile Colony that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
Plainview throws a shot from downtown. Gregorovitsj moves away and avoids it.
Plainview fakes the leg kick and cracks Gregorovitsj in the body.
Plainview misses with a body shot.
Plainview tries for a takedown but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniel Plainview seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plainview avoids a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plainview.
Plainview misses the shot to the body.
Plainview lands a nice looking body shot.
Gregorovitsj throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plainview fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gregorovitsj stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gregorovitsj wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plainview. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorovitsj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plainview throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy head kick and Plainview moves out of range easily.
Gregorovitsj cracks Plainview with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Daniel Plainview has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plainview finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Plainview lands.
Gregorovitsj looks for the body kick but Plainview saw that one coming.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range of the strikes.
Plainview throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gregorovitsj counters with a good low kick that Plainview was not able to check.
Gregorovitsj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plainview.
Plainview misses with a jab to the body
and Gregorovitsj counters with a straight right hand.
Plainview gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorovitsj is trying to control Plainview's posture but Plainview avoids it.
Gregorovitsj holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Plainview wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gregorovitsj, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregorovitsj wants to control but Plainview postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Plainview will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Plainview's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Plainview dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregorovitsj Rushes Plainview and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Plainview is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Gregorovitsj Piles on the pressure and Plainview crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Gregorovitsj!
A victorious Boris Gregorovitsj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. Bjorn Lannister is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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168 lbs
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32
169 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez lands with a nice combination. Lannister backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bjorn Lannister has been cut.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Lannister in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lannister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lannister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Lannister.
Lannister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Lannister with an uppercut!
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lannisters head.
Lannister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alvarez walks away with a smile on his face. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Lannister is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Lannister, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Lannister shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a three punch combo!
Lannister takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been informed that Lannister 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Lannister down.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Lannister's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Lannister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lannister tries to avoid it.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lannister under the eye.
Alvarez jabs Lannister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alvarez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lannister.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lannister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.
Sebasti Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez scores with a nice right hand.
Lannister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lannister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Lannister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lannister looks winded!
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!
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alvarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Alvarez pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez sizes up Lannister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Lannister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebasti Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Lannister's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lannister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Lannister ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lannister.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lannister.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lannister tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lannister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez just leaning against Lannister, taking a breather.
Alvarez lands an uppercut.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez presses Lannister against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Lannister.
Lannister fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Lannister blocks it.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Lannister controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lannister's brow.
Lannister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez cracks Lannister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Lannister seems unphased.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lannister is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez sends Lannister crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alvarez is motioning to the referee to let Lannister up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez cracks Lannister with a hook to the temple - Lannister is on wobbly legs here! Alvarez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lannister falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alvarez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sebasti Alvarez!
A relieved looking Sebasti Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mecha Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagan comes to the cage accompanied by The Reaganator Lives!!!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mecha Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett shoots in but Reagan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reagan.
Beckett misses with a looping left.
Reagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beckett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beckett moves away from the strike by Reagan.
Reagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Reagan checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beckett.
Beckett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckett was well out of range. Poor timing from Reagan.
Reagan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reagan moves out of range of the body kick.
Beckett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reagan.
Reagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckett is just out of range.
Reagan misses with a combination
and Beckett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reagan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reagan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beckett has managed to get both his arms back between Reagan's legs - danger averted.
Reagan looking to control.
Reagan has momentary wrist control but Beckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckett looking to pass the guard.
Reagan keeping moving, preventing Beckett from controlling successfully.
Beckett is looking to work some ground and pound but Reagan has wrist control.
Beckett lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to free his leg and advance position but Reagan is retaining full guard.
Reagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beckett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reagan 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.
Beckett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reagan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beckett controls the pace.
Beckett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett trying to control but Reagan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beckett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Reagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reagan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Reagan working a defensive guard here.
Beckett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reagan controlling Beckett's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mecha Reagan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reagan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reagan lands a nice shot that snaps Beckett's head back.
Reagan throws an overhand right that lands on Beckett's shoulder, as Beckett tries to avoid the shot.
Beckett connects with a body shot.
Beckett slips a jab from Reagan.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Reagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reagan. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Beckett as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reagan throws a wild body kick that Beckett sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reagan throws a series of punches but Beckett avoids them all with ease.
Beckett throws out a loose jab but Reagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Reagan.
Reagan throws the kick towards the body but Beckett avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beckett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reagan has time to react.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Reagan.
Beckett slips a straight right by Reagan.
Beckett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beckett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mecha Reagan has been cut.
Reagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
No joy there for Reagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beckett with a hook.
Beckett connects with a looping right hand.
Reagan is rocked!
Beckett gets a double leg takedown into Reagan's guard.
Oh Reagan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett gets to his feet and stands over Reagan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Reagan felt that one! Beckett unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Reagan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beckett!
Jim Beckett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mecha Reagan spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, at least we had fun.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ridgeon's choice of entrance music: Skulls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordus Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ridgeon won't allow Clay to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
Clay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ridgeon tries to hold on but Clay pushes him away.
Clay looking to finish Ridgeon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ridgeon!
It looks like Lewis Ridgeon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay breaks from Ridgeon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Clay throws some wild stikes that Ridgeon manages to avoid easily.
Clay landing strikes from the mount and Ridgeon is in trouble!
Clay loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ridgeon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Clay land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Clay stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordus Clay!
Gordus Clay retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordus Clay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by All Fired Up. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddie Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yakovchenko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yakovchenko lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovchenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark cracks Yakovchenko with a nice body shot.
Yakovchenko lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Clark works on Yakovchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yakovchenko is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark works on Yakovchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko blocks a body shot from Clark.
Yakovchenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clark up against the cage.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Yakovchenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yakovchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Clark.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Yakovchenko looks winded!
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovchenko misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a straight right.
Yakovchenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakovchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Clark swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakovchenko as he connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Yakovchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clark 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 Yakovchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yakovchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakovchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakovchenko.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark throws out a leg kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range and Clark only half commits.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovchenko throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakovchenko.
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Clark stuns Yakovchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yakovchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark is looking to slow Yakovchenko down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yakovchenko on the side of the head.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yakovchenko's hands.
Clark connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakovchenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yakovchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakovchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Clark throws a chopping leg kick but Yakovchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakovchenko walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Clark.
Yakovchenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakovchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yakovchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy body kick
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Clark gets through Yakovchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Yakovchenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yakovchenko can turn it around.
Eddie Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yakovchenko looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Yakovchenko.
Clark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Yakovchenko sees coming a mile off.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
Yakovchenko prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Yakovchenko controls the action.
Clark gets through Yakovchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yakovchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Yakovchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yakovchenko swings widly with a right hand
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clark passes Yakovchenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yakovchenko trying to control here.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yakovchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Yakovchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Clark sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko gets back to full guard.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yakovchenko is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yakovchenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Yakovchenko moves away and avoids it.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakovchenko's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Yakovchenko is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throwing strikes but missing.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yakovchenko is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Clark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clark trying to control but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Clark.
Yakovchenko scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Clark in the body.
Yakovchenko throws a low kick but Clark moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yakovchenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Yakovchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheers as Yakovchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Clark strikes.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakovchenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Yakovchenko throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown. Yakovchenko fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko wants to control the position but Clark says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yakovchenko looking for a kimura from the bottom but Clark passes into side control!
Clark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark is working Yakovchenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko is trying to control Clark's posture but Clark avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark had his way with Igor Yakovchenko in that 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. This is the final round!
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakovchenko wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yakovchenko lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Yakovchenko misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakovchenko's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovchenko looking to control.
Yakovchenko looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Yakovchenko has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Igor Yakovchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark stands and throws Yakovchenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clark in side control, throwing shots but Yakovchenko defends.
Eddie Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yakovchenko tries to improve position but can't.
Clark just content to control the position.
Yakovchenko is not content to let Clark control the position.
Eddie Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakovchenko is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark retains his welterweight title!
Eddie Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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