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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warton comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac Shakur - Ambitionz az a Ridah. Wayne Giggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Giggs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warton ducks under a wild hook from Giggs.
Warton has Giggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Warton effectively controlling the action here.
Giggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Giggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warton.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warton's elbow.
Warton misses with a body punch.
Giggs gets through Warton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giggs misses with a knee strike.
Warton lands a body punch.
Warton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warton digs a right hand into Giggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giggs's gas tank.
Warton misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Giggs obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warton slows down the pace here.
Warton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Giggs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Warton to the mat. Warton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Warton working a defensive guard but Giggs manages to pass into side control anyway.
Warton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giggs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Giggs trying to control the position but Warton is working away.
Giggs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Warton!
Giggs trying to control but Warton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Giggs looking to control but Warton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Giggs tries to control but Warton wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warton wants to control but Giggs is having none of it.
Warton is desperately trying to improve his position but Giggs has a good base and remains in mount.
Giggs trying to control but Warton is having none of it.
Warton is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Giggs trying to advance position but Warton counters by regaining guard.
My spies in ♛ Team Fight Club™ inform me that Giggs has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Warton keeping full guard, as Giggs tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warton is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giggs wants to control from the top but Warton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wayne Giggs will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warton missing with a left hand there. Giggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Giggs misses the shot to the body.
Warton lands a nice hook to Giggs's body. Giggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Warton misses.
Giggs lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Giggs.
A slow jab from Warton misses its intended target.
Warton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Wayne Giggs has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Warton.
Some wild striking there from Warton.
Giggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giggs throws a sloppy head kick and Warton moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Warton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Giggs checks it well.
Warton lands a nice shot that snaps Giggs's head back.
Giggs throws a nice head kick!
Warton scores with the left hand. Giggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Giggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Warton's head.
Wayne Giggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warton misses with an uppercut. Giggs saw that one coming.
Warton misses with a straight right.
Giggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giggs jabs at Warton's body.
Warton scores with the left hand. Giggs knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Warton's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warton throws a looping overhand right but Giggs ducks down to avoid it.
Warton looks to land a left hand but Giggs moved out of range nicely.
Warton misses with a right hand
and Giggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warton.
Giggs lands an uppercut.
Giggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warton backwards.
Warton is rocked!
Giggs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Warton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Giggs is unloading with more strikes now! Warton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Giggs!
In defeat, Jimmy Warton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Flat out over-trained, was gassed before I even got in the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah has chosen Johnny Cash - Oney as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Urrah 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.
Diggler throws a lazy uppercut
and Urrah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diggler won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Urrah prevents Diggler from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Urrah.
Urrah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Diggler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urrah fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Urrah tries to move to mount but Diggler blocks the move with his legs.
Diggler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler prevents Urrah from moving into mount.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Urrah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Diggler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet but Urrah drags him back down.
Diggler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Urrah looking to control but instead Diggler has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Urrah looks to land a strike but Diggler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Urrah looking to pass the guard.
Diggler is looking to stand up but Urrah isn't so interested in that idea.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Urrah throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Urrah landing some decent shots from guard.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Urrah landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Urrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Diggler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Urrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urrah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggler doesn't seem bothered though.
Urrah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggler misses with a body kick.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler throws a right hand that Urrah ducks under and follows up with a left that Urrah also avoids with ease.
Diggler throws a lazy head kick
and Urrah counters with a shoot takedown. Diggler fights it but they end up in guard.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Urrah slips nicely into half guard.
Urrah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diggler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Urrah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggler keeps working.
Urrah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Urrah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diggler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diggler is looking to escape.
Urrah trying to control from half guard but Diggler is working away.
Urrah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggler defending well though.
Urrah looks to land a strike but Diggler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Urrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diggler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Urrah is trying to stall.
Diggler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urrah has Diggler pressed against the cage.
Diggler lands with a light punch inside.
Diggler lands with a left to the head.
Diggler tightens his grip and picks Urrah up, before dumping him to the ground. Urrah manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urrah has Diggler pulled in close to control his posture.
Diggler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Urrah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Urrah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Urrah!
Diggler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler defending against the ground and pound.
Josef Urrah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah scoring with punches and elbows.
Urrah misses with the ground and pound.
Diggler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Urrah.
Diggler is trying to get back to his feet.
Diggler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urrah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Urrah tries to advance to mount but Diggler denies him.
Urrah working the ground and pound but Diggler is defending the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Urrah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Urrah lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Diggler catches Urrah right on the button with a cross.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Urrah moved out of range.
Diggler throws a good cross that connects.
Diggler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diggler connects with a crisp jab.
Urrah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Diggler swings for the body but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diggler throws a hook but Urrah avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Urrah misses.
Urrah slips under a jab from Diggler.
Diggler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Urrah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urrah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah throws a strike but Diggler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Urrah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Urrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urrah controls Diggler momentarily but Diggler frees himself.
Diggler throws a big right hand that misses.
Urrah has control of Diggler's left arm, preventing Diggler from doing any damage.
Urrah keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
Urrah is trying to control the position but Diggler postures up.
Urrah wants to sweep but no luck.
Diggler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urrah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diggler passes Urrah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Urrah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diggler is just content to waste time from the top position. Urrah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diggler passes Urrah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Urrah is pressing down on Diggler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urrah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Urrah trying to keep a closed guard but Diggler is proving a slippery customer.
Urrah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diggler's guard.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Urrah won't allow Diggler to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urrah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Urrah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urrah lands a couple of elbows.
Urrah throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wriggles free and stands up.
Urrah looking to score a takedown here. Diggler is defending well but Urrah drives through and ends up in Diggler's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Urrah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diggler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diggler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urrah.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Urrah cracks Diggler with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urrah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Urrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Urrah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urrah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'All coppers are bastards ACAB!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owidiusz Sknerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owidiusz Sknerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sknerski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sknerski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Sknerski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hendricks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Sknerski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hendricks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hendricks working the ground and pound but Sknerski is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Hendricks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hendricks trying to control the position but Sknerski is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hendricks cracks Sknerski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hendricks in side control, throwing shots but Sknerski defends.
Hendricks tries to score with some ground and pound. Sknerski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hendricks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hendricks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hendricks cracks Sknerski with a big elbow.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Sknerski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in side control, throwing shots but Sknerski defends.
Hendricks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sknerski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hendricks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sknerski is not content to let Hendricks control the position.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hendricks throws a strike aimed at the side of Sknerski's head but Sknerski avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks prevents Sknerski from improving his position.
Hendricks wants to take a breather but Sknerski is having none of it.
Hendricks works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski tries to buck Hendricks off but he can't manage it.
We've been hearing good reports from Sknerski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sknerski can't escape the position.
Hendricks looking to ground and pound but Sknerski is blocking nicely.
Hendricks throws some wild stikes that Sknerski manages to avoid easily.
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Sknerski to control.
Sknerski manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Sknerski, under a barage of strikes from Hendricks.
Ground and pound from Hendricks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sknerski won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount.
Hendricks trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hendricks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sknerski pinned against the cage. Sknerski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hendricks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sknerski.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sknerski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Sknerski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sknerski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sknerski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendricks.
Sknerski missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Sknerski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sknerski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sknerski's guard.
Hendricks passes Sknerski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sknerski's head.
Hendricks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendricks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendricks is pressing down on Sknerski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sknerski is holding on for now.
Sknerski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a head shot. Sknerski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sknerski is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Sknerski has wrist control.
Sknerski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks content to stall in guard here.
Sknerski keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass.
Ashley Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sknerski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ashley Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sknerski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut.
Hendricks fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Sknerski counters with a leg kick.
Sknerski walks into a left hand.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sknerski manages to avoid it.
Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hendricks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sknerski seems keen to control Hendricks's posture.
Sknerski keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hendricks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sknerski!
Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks landing punches.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
Hendricks tries to control but Sknerski wriggling away.
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Sknerski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sknerski is looking to get to half guard.
Hendricks misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to control the pace but Sknerski is squirming around nicely.
Sknerski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendricks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendricks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendricks punching from mount but Sknerski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendricks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Owidiusz Sknerski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks thowing shots but they're missing.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
Hendricks with a couple of short strikes.
Ashley Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sknerski is rocked!
Hendricks working for a submission but Sknerski is keeping him at bay.
Oh Sknerski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sknerski's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sknerski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hendricks around the waist but Hendricks pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hendricks is the winner by TKO! Hendricks jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Hendricks!
Our winner, Ashley Hendricks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly has chosen Johnny B. Good as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Pearmine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty McFly!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearmine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McFly!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McFly is looking for a sweep.
Pearmine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McFly, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McFly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McFly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearmine preventing the sweep.
McFly trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pearmine has gone for a leg lock! McFly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pearmine's guard.
Pearmine trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearmine keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.
McFly chips away with some ground and pound.
McFly scoring with some ground and pound.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearmine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearmine has momentary wrist control but McFly slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearmine looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearmine, not yet.
Pearmine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McFly defends it easily.
McFly is stalling in the full guard.
McFly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly passes into half guard.
McFly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearmine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McFly controlling the pace.
McFly is nestled in close to Pearmine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly is working for a submission of some sort.
Pearmine is refusing to be controlled, as McFly sits in half guard.
McFly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McFly drops an elbow to the side of Pearmine's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pearmine is looking for a sweep. McFly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pearmine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McFly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pearmine!
Pearmine is working to get back to half guard.
McFly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McFly blocks Pearmine's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McFly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McFly raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pearmine can't escape the position.
Pearmine is breathing heavily.
BOOM! McFly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearmine is looking to escape.
McFly lands a big shot there that rocks Pearmine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McFly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pearmine hang on?
McFly lands a big shot there that rocks Pearmine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pearmine is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearmine takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! McFly's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty McFly!
Marty McFly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartlomiej Potocki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shang moves out of range of the body kick from Potocki.
Potocki throws out a loose jab but Shang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potocki throws a chopping leg kick but Shang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been told by Shang's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Potocki wants to slow Shang down by chopping away at his legs.
Potocki blocks a head kick by Shang.
Potocki throws a leg kick which misses Shang's front leg but catches the back leg as Shang tries to avoid it.
Potocki misses with an uppercut.
Potocki misses the shot to the body.
Potocki tries to bum rush Shang with a series of wild strikes but Shang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shang throws a head kick that half lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shang.
Shang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shang lands a high kick!
Shang throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shang lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potocki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shang is aware though and is defending well.
Shang postures up and lands a big shot to Potocki's brow.
Shang working some strikes from top position.
Potocki is rocked!
Shang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Potocki is still in real trouble! Can Shang finish him?
Shang arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Potocki's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hai Shang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misual Lalpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalpa has chosen Seek n Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Bernardo Bernardo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Misual Lalpa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo misses with a hook.
Bernardo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lalpa on his heels. He'll look to pass Lalpa's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bernardo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lalpa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bernardo has managed to get both his arms back between Lalpa's legs - danger averted.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving.
Bernardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lalpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bernardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bernardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lalpa looks winded!
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Bernardo trying to control but Lalpa is working from the bottom.
Lalpa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bernardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lalpa keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalpa working for a triangle but Bernardo defends it easily.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lalpa is retaining full guard.
Bernardo passes Lalpa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lalpa moves into full guard.
Lalpa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving.
Lalpa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bernardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo trying to control but Lalpa is working from the bottom.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lalpa has his foot on Bernardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bernardo works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernardo wants to pass the guard but Lalpa is keeping the position.
Lalpa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernardo defends well.
Lalpa keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
Bernardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalpa is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernardo defends well.
Bernardo drops back looking for a leg! Lalpa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lalpa manages to kick Bernardo off! Bernardo jumps back into Lalpa's guard.
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Lalpa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lalpa is looking for a triangle but Bernardo pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving.
Bernardo stays in close to Lalpa's body and controls the position.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa working for a triangle but Bernardo defends it easily.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo is pushing down on Lalpa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lalpa is fighting to maintain full guard but Bernardo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bernardo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lalpa is just riding it out for now. Bernardo eventually gives up the hold.
Bernardo works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo advances nicely into full mount.
Lalpa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Bernardo Bernardo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bernardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lalpa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernardo tries to avoid it but Lalpa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernardo to the ground. Bernardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lalpa shoots in for a takedown but Bernardo shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lalpa.
Bernardo Bernardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misual Lalpa.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bernardo is defended easily by Lalpa.
Lalpa shoots in for a double leg but Bernardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bernardo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lalpa is trying to defend but Bernardo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lalpa is breathing heavily.
Bernardo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lalpa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernardo Bernardo!
A victorious Bernardo Bernardo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Callahan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
222 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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202 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Callahan misses
and Aikawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Callahan.
Callahan effectively controlling the action here.
Aikawa breaks from the clinch.
Callahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aikawa's sensitive parts.
Callahan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Callahan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aikawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan connects with a body shot that sends Aikawa's belly button to the back.
Aikawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Callahan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan tries to improve position but can't.
Aikawa has an Americana. Callahan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Aikawa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Aikawa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Love Aikawa!
Love Aikawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. 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
196 lbs
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213 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slurms Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lincon with that takedown attempt.
Lincon throws out a loose jab but Mckenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincon lands a slapping body shot.
Lincon scores with a jab to the body.
Mckenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincon.
Lincon lands with a shot to the body.
Mckenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincon.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Lincon.
Lincon misses with a looping left.
Lincon throws a shot to the body.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mckenzie managing to control the position.
Mckenzie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mckenzie is keeping the position for now.
Lincon postures up in Mckenzie's guard and throws a big left but Mckenzie blocks it.
Lincon controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckenzie trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Slurms Mckenzie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lincon throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lincon trying to control the action but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Lincon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
I wouldn't like to be where Mckenzie is right now.
Lincon working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincon landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mckenzie being controlled for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckenzie is trying to control Lincon's posture but Lincon avoids it.
Mckenzie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon wants to control but Mckenzie is keeping him busy.
Lincon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated 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.
Mckenzie moves away from the strike by Lincon.
Mckenzie checks a leg kick.
Lincon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lincon is keen to just control but Mckenzie is a slippery customer.
Mckenzie is looking to control Lincon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mckenzie avoid being mounted?
Lincon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mckenzie defends it well.
Lincon with the ground and pound but Mckenzie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abe Lincon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon throwing strikes but missing.
Mckenzie controlling the position.
Lincon throwing strikes but missing.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mckenzie keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
Mckenzie managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lincon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Lincon.
Slurms Mckenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mckenzie counters with a left to the body.
Lincon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lincon scores with a punch to the head.
Lincon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mckenzie sprawls well. Mckenzie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lincon gets slowly back to his feet.
Lincon has a takedown stuffed.
Abe Lincon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckenzie moves out of range as Lincon strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lincon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mckenzie is trying to defend but Lincon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lincon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mckenzie wants to improve his position but Lincon is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincon wants to free his trapped foot but Mckenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lincon cracks Mckenzie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lincon throws an overhand right that lands on Mckenzie's shoulder, as Mckenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Lincon swings for the body but Mckenzie moves out of range.
Abe Lincon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckenzie.
A big right from Lincon misses.
Mckenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lincon.
Mckenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lincon finds it's way round the side to connect with Mckenzie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon swings for the body but Mckenzie moves out of range.
Lincon misses with an uppercut.
Lincon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mckenzie enables Lincon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mckenzie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lincon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mckenzie is retaining full guard.
Lincon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lincon stands up over Mckenzie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mckenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lincon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckenzie keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
Mckenzie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lincon trying to control but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lincon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincon just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurms Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mckenzie counters with a solid body kick.
Lincon misses with a body shot
and Mckenzie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincon throws a low kick but Mckenzie moves out of range easily.
Lincon scores with a hook.
Lincon cracks Mckenzie with a good jab.
Abe Lincon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lincon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lincon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown but Mckenzie shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Lincon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lincon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Lincon!
An out of breath Abe Lincon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somchaimy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Somchaimy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Payens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Somchaimy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Somchaimy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Payens throws a nice looking combination but Somchaimy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Payens.
De Payens is looking to slow Somchaimy down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Payens!
Somchaimy tries a low kick but De Payens avoids it.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Somchaimy lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somchaimy tries to clinch there but De Payens circles away.
Somchaimy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Somchaimy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Payens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Payens.
We've been hearing reports that Somchaimy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Payens throws a series of punches but Somchaimy moves out of range.
De Payens scores with a head kick. Somchaimy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Somchaimy rushes De Payens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Payens misses with a body punch.
De Payens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Payens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Somchaimys head.
Nice body punch from De Payens - that landed with a thud.
Somchaimy just leaning against De Payens, taking a breather.
Somchaimy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Payens tries to work over Somchaimy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Somchaimy on the inside.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Somchaimy.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Somchaimy.
De Payens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Somchaimy is rocked!
De Payens unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Somchaimy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Payens is unloading with more strikes now! Somchaimy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens took some time post fight to say the following; 'To understand the nature of enlightenment requires infinite understanding, sometimes the evil we perceive in this reality, is merely our own human nature learning to cast free the shackles of illusion. Love to you all, never stop believing! Broken Halo! You are all God's awake and act as such wi'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angel Of Death. Alex Mercer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Kehoe's chin.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kehoe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kehoe throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Kehoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kehoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercer.
Mercer missing with a left hand there. Kehoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer wants to land a leg kick but Kehoe is out of range.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercer throws the left hand but Kehoe avoids the punch easily.
Kehoe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercer will feel that in the morning.
Kehoe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Mercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Kehoe throws a lazy head kick
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Kehoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Mercer there.
Kehoe throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Kehoe slips under a jab from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercer. That did some damage!
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kehoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kehoe cracks the inside of Mercer's front leg.
Mercer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercer throws a hook but Kehoe blocks it.
Mercer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kehoe.
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!
Kehoe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kehoe lands in his opponent's guard.
Kehoe pushes down on Mercer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mercer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mercer is trying to maintain the position but Kehoe is very close to passing his half guard.
Kehoe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mercer wants to get back to full guard.
Kehoe is looking to take a break and control but Mercer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehoe thows a huge punch but Mercer dodges it nicely.
Kehoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kehoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kehoe looks to land a strike but Mercer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kehoe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kehoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kehoe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mercer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
Mercer trying to control here.
Kehoe working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mercer's thigh. Mercer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kehoe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing Kehoe from controlling successfully.
Mercer pulls Kehoe in close to prevent any damage.
Kehoe sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kehoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mercer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
That's time! Kehoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kehoe wants to land a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Kehoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kehoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Kehoe cracks Mercer with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick from Kehoe.
Kehoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kehoe's head.
Mercer throws a low kick, looking for Kehoe's leg but Kehoe calmly moves out of range.
Kehoe tries to land a front kick but Mercer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kehoe.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Kehoe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehoe misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick from Kehoe.
Kehoe cracks Mercer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Mercer cracks the inside of Kehoe's front leg.
Kehoe swings widly with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Kehoe in his tracks momentarily.
Mercer thumps Kehoe with a low kick.
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kehoe on the side of the head.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Kehoe connects with a leg kick. Mercer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercer sprawls well. Mercer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kehoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Kehoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kehoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kehoe throws a body kick that misses
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Kehoe should have avoided that one.
Kehoe is rocked!
Kehoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Oh Kehoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kehoe 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.
Kehoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kehoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer keeps Kehoe at a distance using the push kick.
Kehoe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer with a hook.
Kehoe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercer checks a low kick from Kehoe.
Kehoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kehoe - the referee stops the clock and Mercer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kehoe. Mercer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kehoe jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kehoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.
Mercer lands an overhand right.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Kehoe.
Kehoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Kehoe looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mercer lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kehoe. Mercer pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer!
Alex Mercer is the new welterweight champion!
Alex Mercer decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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