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GAMMA#395 Groot v Black PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stout's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Criminal. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow throws a low kick but Stout avoids it.
Stout throws a big shot that misses.
Morrow swings for the body but Stout moves out of range.
Morrow throws a front kick aimed at Stout's knee but Stout avoids it well.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Morrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
and Stout counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrow throws a leg kick which misses Stout's front leg but catches the back leg as Stout tries to avoid it.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morrow is defended easily by Stout.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow misses the body punch
and Stout counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrow's knee momentarily.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stout swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
We've been told by Morrow's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stout throws an off balance right hand
and Morrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morrow cracks Stout with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrow is looking to chop away at Stout's legs.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow wants to free his trapped foot but Stout is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stout defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout is trying to stand back up but Morrow is controlling him
Morrow wants to pass to mount but Stout is defending the position.
Morrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow working Stout over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow drops an elbow to the side of Stout's head.
Morrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stout defending well though.
Morrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looks to land a strike but Stout avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stout is keeping the position for now.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrow throws a strike but Stout rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stout must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stout trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.
Morrow tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
Stout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrow is keeping the position for now.
Stout postures up.
Morrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stout stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stout was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morrow misses with a takedown
and Stout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow throws a combination that misses
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow blocks a head kick by Stout.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Stout avoids them all with ease.
Morrow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stout throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stout tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stout with a nice cross.
Stout bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow delivers a nice body kick.
Stout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow is looking to wear down Stout with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Stout sees coming a mile off.
Stout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrow.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Stout's shoulder, as Stout tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow throws out a leg kick but Stout moves out of range and Morrow only half commits.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Morrow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stout counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Morrow as he checks the leg kick.
Stout blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Morrow missing with a left hand there. Stout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow checks a low kick from Stout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrow avoids the body shot from Stout.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and Stout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Stout's shoulder, as Stout tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stout will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stout walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrow.
Morrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stout avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Morrow lands a nice hook to Stout's body. Stout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stout sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Stout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Stout is just out of range.
Morrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stout throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morrow's head.
Morrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morrow is rocked!
Stout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Morrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Stout gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Stout!
Sam Stout thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burczynski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burczynski dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Burczynski tries for a takedown but Bob circles away easily
and Bob makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burczynski thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Burczynski misses with a straight left.
Bob throws a low kick but Burczynski moves out of range easily.
Burczynski swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Burczynski 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burczynski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burczynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Burczynski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob keeping full guard, as Burczynski tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bob is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczynski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bob jumps into side control!
Burczynski wants to get back to his feet.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burczynski regains half guard.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burczynski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bob pulls his head out easily.
Bob is thwarting Burczynski's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is nestled in close to Burczynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bob working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob wants to control the pace but Burczynski is squirming around nicely.
Burczynski is looking to improve his position but Bob isn't that keen on the idea.
Burczynski tries to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
Burczynski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Burczynski won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Burczynski from controlling successfully.
Burczynski content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burczynski lands an overhand right.
Bob drives through and clinches with Burczynski against the cage.
Burczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Burczynski manages to break the clinch.
Burczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burczynski sprawls well. Burczynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob moves away from the strike by Burczynski.
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Burczynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burczynski lands with a cross.
Burczynski lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burczynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burczynski as he avoids it easily.
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from Burczynski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Burczynski dominated that 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.
Burczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burczynski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bob fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Burczynski misses with a body punch
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Burczynski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burczynski. That one must have hurt.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burczynski scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.
Burczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burczynski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Bob is predictable there
so Burczynski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bob is pulling down on Burczynski's head to control his posture.
Bob working a defensive guard but Burczynski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob tries to buck Burczynski off but Burczynski is having none of it.
Burczynski works to advance to full mount. Bob defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The referee warns Bob that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Burczynski breaks from Bob's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bob is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Burczynski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burczynski controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burczynski landing punches.
Burczynski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bob is trying to escape the mount.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Burczynski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bob is looking to get to half guard.
Burczynski wants to control but Bob has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
Burczynski is looking for a kimura here.
Burczynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burczynski is trying to control the action in half guard but Bob is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bob wants to control but Burczynski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burczynski with the ground and pound but Bob uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Burczynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burczynski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bob is wriggling around but Burczynski manages to pass to half guard.
Bob is staying active underneath Burczynski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bob pushes Burczynski off looking to stand but Burczynski dives back in and keeps control.
Burczynski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burczynski is pressing down on Bob's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bob is holding on for now.
Bob moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burczynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Burczynski 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. This is the final round!
Burczynski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burczynski wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burczynski.
Burczynski tries to land a body kick
and Burczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burczynski scores with a nice strike.
Bob will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burczynski.
Burczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burczynski scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski shoots for a takedown but Bob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Burczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob throws a push kick but Burczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Burczynski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burczynski shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
Burczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bob dips to his left and cracks Burczynski with an uppercut!
Bob is looking to wear down Burczynski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burczynski throws a big shot that misses.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
Burczynski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bob avoids it really well and circles away.
Burczynski shoots in but no luck this time.
Bob swings for the body but Burczynski moves out of range.
A slow jab from Burczynski misses its intended target.
Burczynski misses with a looping right.
Kamil Burczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burczynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burczynski lands a jab.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski connects with a jab.
Bob looks to land a combination but Burczynski avoids it well.
Bob misses the body punch
and Burczynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bob's head.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Bob.
Burczynski looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Burczynski scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski misses with a body shot.
Bob has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burczynski.
Bob closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burczynski quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burczynski is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burczynski avoid being mounted?
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burczynski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Burczynski is defending the position.
Burczynski trying to control but Bob postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bob.
Well Burczynski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Burczynski!
Kamil Burczynski took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Wayne- I feel like dying. Pat has chosen Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At as his entrance music. Evander Holyshit 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Evander Holyshit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holyshit. That did some damage!
We've been informed that Pat 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.
Holyshit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holyshit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pat has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pat.
It looks like Evander Holyshit has been cut.
Pat works on Holyshit's body with a couple of short punches.
Pat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
Holyshit scores with a head kick. Pat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyshit misses with a straight left.
Holyshit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holyshit.
Pat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holyshit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holyshit fails with the takedown.
Pat slips a straight right by Holyshit.
Holyshit looks to land a right hand but Pat moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat lands a front kick.
Project Pat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holyshit throws a low kick but Pat avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pat. Holyshit shrugs it off though.
Holyshit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyshit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyshit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holyshit slips under a jab.
Good work by Pat as he checks the leg kick.
Holyshit throws a combination that misses
and Pat counters with a left to the body.
Pat wants to clinch up but Holyshit keeps it at a distance.
Pat tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyshit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Pat misses.
Holyshit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pat swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat scores with a spinning back kick!
Crunch! Pat slams his shin into Holyshit's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pat.
Holyshit is breathing heavily.
Pat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holyshit.
Holyshit landing a few strikes.
Pat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Holyshit throwing shots but Pat is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyshit trying to control from half guard but Pat is working away.
Holyshit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pat's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit trying to control the action but Pat is working from the bottom.
Pat wants to get back to his feet.
Pat is controlling Holyshit's trapped leg to prevent Holyshit from advancing to side control.
Holyshit thows a huge punch but Pat dodges it nicely.
Pat won't allow Holyshit to pass to mount.
Pat is pressing down on Holyshit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Holyshit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holyshit is trying to ground and pound but Pat uses the momentary lack of control by Holyshit to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat manages to get to full guard.
Pat is adopting a defensive guard.
Pat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holyshit.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat keeping moving, preventing Holyshit from controlling successfully.
Holyshit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Pat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyshit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice shot by Pat.
Holyshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pat moves away.
Pat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holyshit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyshit backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holyshit throws a head punch that misses.
Pat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holyshit avoids it.
Pat throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pat tries to throw a body punch but Holyshit avoids it by throwing Pat back against the cage.
Holyshit blocks an elbow strike from Pat.
Holyshit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pat blocks a body shot from Holyshit.
Nice elbow from Pat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holyshit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pat misses with an elbow over the top.
Holyshit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyshit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyshit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyshit gets through Pat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pat.
Holyshit misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pat.
Pat working aggressively here.
Holyshit wants to break free but Pat has control.
Holyshit lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holyshit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Pat.
A slow jab from Pat misses its intended target.
Project Pat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyshit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat moves out of range as Holyshit strikes.
Pat darts in and clinches Holyshit up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holyshit.
Holyshit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holyshit has Pat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holyshit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pat's elbow.
Pat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pat misses with a punch to the body.
Pat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holyshit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pat tries to avoid it but Holyshit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pat to the ground. Pat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pat throws a nice looking combination but Holyshit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pat throws a sloppy head kick and Holyshit moves out of range easily.
Holyshit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holyshit.
Pat misses with an uppercut. Holyshit saw that one coming.
Holyshit avoids a kick to the body.
Pat misses with a looping left.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyshit scores with a jab. Pat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pat checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Holyshit.
Holyshit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Pat.
Holyshit slips under a jab from Pat.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat checks a leg kick.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pat swings for the body but Holyshit moves out of range.
Pat walks into a jab.
Pat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Holyshit checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Holyshit misses its intended target.
Pat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holyshit throws a hook to the side of Pat's head but Pat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pat tries a head kick but it misses.
Pat dips to his left and cracks Holyshit with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Project Pat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyshit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pat connects with an inside leg kick.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Pat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holyshit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pat thumps Holyshit with a low kick.
Pat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pat throws a big shot that misses.
Pat slips under a jab.
Pat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Pat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holyshit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holyshit doesn't seem bothered though.
Pat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Holyshit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holyshit slips under a jab.
Holyshit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holyshit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pat.
Holyshit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holyshit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pat throws a front kick aimed at Holyshit's knee but Holyshit avoids it well.
Holyshit throws a jab when Pat was well out of range.
Holyshit shoots for a takedown but Pat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Pat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pat.
Pat lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pat throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyshit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat blocks a low kick nicely.
Holyshit missing with a left hand there. Pat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pat works over Holyshit's head and body with a nice combination.
Holyshit throws a big shot that misses.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Holyshit.
Pat defending well as Holyshit loads up on a big left hand.
Pat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holyshit.
Holyshit slips under a jab from Pat.
Holyshit fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyshit misses with a series of wild punches.
Project Pat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pat thuds his right hand into Holyshit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit throws a leg kick
and Pat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holyshit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pat.
Pat lands a nice looking body shot.
Pat moves out of range of the strikes.
Pat scores with a nice head shot.
Pat has closed the distance and engaged Holyshit in a clinch.
Pat blocking some punches.
Pat trying to land knees to the body.
Pat lands an elbow inside that Holyshit shrugs off.
Pat lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pat cracks Holyshit with a nice body shot.
Pat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pat.
Pat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pat - that will leave a mark!
Pat works over Holyshit's head and body with a nice combination.
Holyshit walks into a left hand.
Evander Holyshit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pat throws a good cross that connects.
Pat looks to land a right hand but Holyshit moved out of range.
Holyshit shoots for a takedown but Pat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyshit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Project Pat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good shot there by Pat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Pat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Pat!
After winning the bout, Project Pat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hael has chosen WISE MAN AND HIS WORDS by Wiley as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael throws the kick towards the body but Fedotov avoids it.
Fedotov lands with an overhand left.
Good leg kick by Fedotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fedotov moves out of range as Hael strikes.
Fedotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hael misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Hael as he checks the leg kick.
Fedotov has Hael up against the cage in a clinch.
Hael blocking some punches.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head.
Hael lands a left hand.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov crunches a lovely knee into Hael's ribcage.
Fedotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike.
Hael drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hael is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov lands an uppercut.
Fedotov tries to work over Hael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hael misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Hael.
Fedotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hael looking for a takedown.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Hael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haels head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
A right hand to the body from Fedotov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedotov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hael fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Fedotov.
A telegraphed right hand from Hael misses the target.
A slow jab from Fedotov misses its intended target.
Fedotov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hael takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedotov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hael's corner calls for a 1-2. Hael obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fedotov throws an off balance right hand
and Hael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Fedotov as he checks the leg kick.
Fedotov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hael can pounce on him.
Fedotov misses with a hook. Hael ducked under it nicely.
Hael shoots in looking for a takedown. Fedotov tries to sprawl out of it but Hael keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fedotov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Fedotov misses.
Hael throws a leg kick
and Fedotov counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hael.
Hael has Fedotov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hael pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fedotov tumbling to the mat - Hael dives into Fedotov's guard.
Fedotov wants to sweep here but Hael controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov keeping full guard, as Hael tries to pass.
Fedotov controlling Hael's posture.
Hael looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov wants to get back to his feet but Hael is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fedotov is pulling down on Hael's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fedotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hael is out of range.
Fedotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fedotov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hael misses
and Fedotov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hael cracks Fedotov with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hael.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Hael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedotov prevents Hael from breaking the clinch.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov stops a takedown attempt from Hael.
Hael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mic Hael has been cut.
Hael wants to take the fight to the mat but Fedotov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vladik Fedotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hael misses with the head strike.
Hael misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hael.
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fedotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fedotov gets through Hael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hael blocking some punches.
Hael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hael tries to pull guard but Fedotov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Hael has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fedotov after a bit of a struggle.
Fedotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Fedotov fails to land.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hael's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Fedotov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Hael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedotov's elbow.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Hael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hael misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Hael.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hael's defenses.
Hael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hael can't get the takedown.
Hael misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hael.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Fedotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov misses with some punches.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedotov lands a nice knee to the body.
Fedotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov scores with a hook to the body.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hael throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hael fails to land.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hael drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hael lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hael is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fedotov can't fight it off and eventually Hael manages to take the fight to the floor. Fedotov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hael drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fedotov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hael has Fedotov in his guard.
Fedotov pushing down on Hael's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mic Hael will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mic Hael's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fedotov misses with a looping right.
Fedotov misses the jab.
Fedotov lands a head shot.
Hael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Hael.
Hael dives in for a single leg takedown but Fedotov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fedotov misses with some punches.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Hael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hael changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fedotov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fedotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael slips under a jab from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedotov is looking to clinch.
Hael tries to land a body kick
and Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Hael misses with a punch on the inside.
Hael throws a head punch that misses.
Hael avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Hael is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fedotov is defending well.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Hael tries to pull guard but Fedotov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hael blocks it with crossed arms.
Hael is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fedotov working aggressively here.
Hael tries for a takedown but Fedotov manages to get underhooks.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hael's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Fedotov.
Hael wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
Fedotov misses with a knee to the head.
Fedotov pushes Hael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fedotov.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Hael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hael managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Hael has Fedotov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fedotov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fedotov has a couple of punches blocked by Hael.
Hael misses with the head strike.
Fedotov lands an uppercut.
Fedotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hael trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fedotov after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike.
Fedotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Fedotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hael fails to land.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Hael throws knees to the body.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hael managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladik Fedotov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fedotov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladik Fedotov!
A very excited looking Vladik Fedotov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away comes to the cage accompanied by Rude Boy Dreams. This should be a great matchup!
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26
184 lbs
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32
184 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel wants to clinch.
Away shoots in but no luck this time.
Immanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Away circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Immanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Away on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Away changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Immanuel tries to avoid it but Away manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Immanuel to the ground. Immanuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Away lands with an overhand left.
Away with a lazy takedown attempt
and Immanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maubee Away. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Away with that takedown attempt.
Away has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Away there as he acknowledges the shot.
Immanuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Away.
Immanuel throws a nice looking combination but Away bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Immanuel throws a push kick but Away slaps the foot to one side.
Immanuel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Immanuel.
Away shoots for a double leg takedown but Immanuel sprawls well. He's pushed Away's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Immanuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Away slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.
Immanuel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Away with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Immanuel.
Away throws a jab when Immanuel was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Immanuel with a jab.
Away circles away from the clinch attempt.
Away throws a jab when Immanuel was well out of range.
Away with a jab.
Away shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Immanuel pinned against the cage. Immanuel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel throws a hook but Away avoids it easily.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Away manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to land a front kick but Away steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Immanuel tries to clinch
and Away counters with a shoot takedown. Immanuel fights it but they end up in guard.
Immanuel keeping full guard, as Away tries to pass.
Immanuel keeping moving, preventing Away from controlling successfully.
Away is working Immanuel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Away wants to get back to full guard.
Away looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Immanuel controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Away looking for submissions off his back.
Away is trying to maintain the position but Immanuel is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Immanuel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Immanuel prevents Away from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Immanuel wants to clinch.
Away darts in looking for a takedown but Immanuel gets double underhooks and turns Away into the cage.
Immanuel misses with a body punch.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Away avoids the damage to the body.
Away fails to pull guard.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Away uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Away uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands an elbow inside that Away shrugs off.
Away blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Away's defenses.
It looks like Maubee Away has been cut.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Away.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Away jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maubee Away. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Immanuel gets through Away's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away blocks an uppercut.
Away jumps guard but Immanuel stands there with Away around his waist. Away gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.
Away wants a takedown but no success here.
Away jumps guard and drags Immanuel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Immanuel trying to control but Away is working from the bottom.
Away wants to control the position but Immanuel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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!
Immanuel wants to pass the guard but Away is defending well.
Immanuel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Immanuel prevents Away from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Away is looking to get back to full guard here but Immanuel has managed to pass to side control instead.
Immanuel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Away keeps working.
Immanuel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Away to his feet.
Immanuel lands a leg kick that knocks Away off balance momentarily.
Immanuel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Immanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Away shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch lands to the side of Away 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Away dives in for a single leg takedown but Immanuel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Away blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Immanuel lands an elbow that stopped Away in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Away.
Immanuel pushes off an throws an elbow but Away leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Immanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maubee Away's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Immanuel throws a hook to the side of Away's head but Away sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Away darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Away is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Away seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Immanuel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Away looks to land a strike but Immanuel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Immanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Immanuel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Away stopping the sweep attempt from Immanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maubee Away overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Immanuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Away accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Away drops back, looking for a kneebar! Immanuel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Immanuel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Immanuel!
Away is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Immanuel is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Immanuel avoids the attempt from Away to control.
Immanuel controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Away is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maubee Away has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Away is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CT Antiga Uniăo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Away is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel content just to control the position here.
Away really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Away is trying to reverse the position but instead Immanuel has taken his back - oops!
Yeshua Immanuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Immanuel has the hooks in. Away is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Away is working hard here to advance position.
Good control from Immanuel.
I really don't envy Away right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away manages to reverse the position and now he's in Immanuel's guard. Nice work there by Away.
Away loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Immanuel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Immanuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Away drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Immanuel dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Away looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Immanuel passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Away's face as Immanuel controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maubee Away showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Immanuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
An out of breath Yeshua Immanuel 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. 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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27
257 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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263 lbs
20 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a nice body kick.
Mercury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Mandragoran misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mandragoran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercury.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mandragoran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercury throws a looping overhand right but Mandragoran ducks down to avoid it.
Mandragoran throws a right hand that Mercury ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercury also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Mandragoran there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mandragoran. Mandragoran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mandragoran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandragoran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran misses with a low kick.
Mandragoran throws a low kick but Mercury moves out of range easily.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury lands the left hand.
Mercury scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Mandragoran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick from Mercury misses.
Mandragoran moves away from the strike by Mercury.
Mercury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandragoran.
Mercury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mandragoran misses with a wild body shot.
Mercury misses with a hook. Mandragoran ducked under it nicely.
Mandragoran blocks a jab.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mandragoran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mandragoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandragoran blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Mercury scores with a jab to the head.
Mercury slips under a jab from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Mandragoran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mandragoran misses with the combination.
Mandragoran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercury. Mercury obviously looking to wear him down.
Mandragoran avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mandragoran.
A big right from Mandragoran misses.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandragoran lands with a shot to the body.
Mandragoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercury.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandragoran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandragoran throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mandragoran misses the jab.
Mandragoran misses with a left hand
and Mercury counters with a body kick.
A big left from Mandragoran misses.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Mercury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury moves out of range as Mandragoran strikes.
Mercury cracks the inside of Mandragoran's front leg.
Mandragoran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercury thumps Mandragoran with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Mandragoran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury keeps Mandragoran at a distance using the push kick.
Mercury slips a straight right by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Mercury lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
Mandragoran misses with a straight left.
Mandragoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mandragoran tries a low kick but Mercury avoids it.
Mandragoran misses with a wild body shot.
Mandragoran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercury finds it's way round the side to connect with Mandragoran's head.
Mandragoran throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury misses with a looping left.
Mandragoran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mandragoran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's time! Mandragoran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mercury lands a glancing blow to the side of Mandragoran's head.
Mercury cracks Mandragoran with a good jab.
Mandragoran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandragoran with a nice cross.
That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandragoran.
A big left from Mercury misses.
Mandragoran misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Mercury misses its intended target.
Mercury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandragoran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercury.
Mandragoran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mandragoran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandragoran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Mercury with a jab.
Mandragoran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandragoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandragoran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercury throws a low kick but Mandragoran avoids it.
Mandragoran throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Mercury tries to score with a low kick but Mandragoran moves his leg out of the way.
Mercury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandragoran momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury throws a right and a left that Mandragoran avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandragoran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandragoran scores with a leg kick.
Mandragoran is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercury's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mercury defending well as Mandragoran loads up on a big left hand.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandragoran is out of range.
Mandragoran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mandragoran loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
Mercury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandragoran misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
Mandragoran will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mandragoran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercury thumps Mandragoran with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran misses with a hook.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandragoran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Mercury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mandragoran back to the cage. Mercury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mandragoran misses with a left hand
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Mandragoran.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Mandragoran moves out of range easily.
Mandragoran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandragoran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mandragoran scrambles back to his feet.
Mercury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandragoran missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Mercury tries a low kick but Mandragoran avoids it.
Mandragoran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandragoran. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandragoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercury on the side of the head.
Mandragoran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Mandragoran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandragoran avoids a kick to the body.
Mandragoran's corner calls for a 1-2. Mandragoran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mandragoran ducks under a wild hook from Mercury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
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!
Mercury lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mandragoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mandragoran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.
Mandragoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mandragoran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercury.
Mercury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Mercury.
Mandragoran checks the leg kick.
Mandragoran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mandragoran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mandragoran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran misses with a straight left.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandragoran's sensitive parts.
Mercury misses with a leg kick
and Mandragoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandragoran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Mandragoran misses.
Mandragoran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandragoran.
Mercury tries a low kick but Mandragoran avoids it.
Mandragoran lands a left and a right that send Mercury crashing to the mat, dazed. Mandragoran thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mercury is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandragoran measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mercury! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lan Mandragoran!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Moon Rising. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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221 lbs
23 - 14 - 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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the body punch
and Inc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
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.
Inc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inc throwing strikes but missing.
Inc passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inc is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inc to get the leverage.
Jones is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Inc wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Inc throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Inc from advancing position.
Inc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc looking to pass the guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Inc!
Inc is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Inc is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Jones has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Inc is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Inc looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Jones trying to control but Inc is having none of it.
Inc is looking to get to half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Dick Inc's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Inc is rocked!
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Oh Inc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones looking to control but Inc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inc is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Inc seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dick Inc's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Inc's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Jones!
After winning the bout, Paul Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Black enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
Black blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black dips to his left and cracks De Groot with an uppercut!
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.
De Groot punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab from Black.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot thumps Black with a low kick.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mr Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black 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 De Groot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
De Groot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Black misses.
De Groot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot checks a low kick from Black.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Black tries for a takedown but De Groot circles away easily
and De Groot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a left hand
and De Groot counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by De Groot which made him look bad.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
De Groot lands the left hand.
De Groot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Black slips under a jab from De Groot.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black misses with a head kick.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Black.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black walks into a jab.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black lands a right hand.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black jumps into guard, dragging De Groot to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Groot trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black keeping full guard, as De Groot tries to pass.
Black looking to control.
De Groot controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Groot off and has taken his back!
Black throwing sloppy strikes.
De Groot looking very determined here, making life difficult for Black.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Groot has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
De Groot is really stuck here.
Black is throwing shots to the body but De Groot manages to wriggle free. Black pounces on him again and ends up in De Groot's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black stands up and waves to De Groot to follow him.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Groots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. De Groot tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Groot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on De Groot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black wants to control but De Groot is keeping him busy.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Groot to see if he's OK.
Black throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Groot dodges the ground and pound from Black.
You can see the frustration on De Groot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Groot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but De Groot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Groot's head.
Black tries to pass to full mount but De Groot defends it.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Groot keeps working.
De Groot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black wants to control but De Groot is keeping him busy.
Black throws a strike but De Groot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Groot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black throws a strike but De Groot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black wants to sweep here but De Groot controlling him for the moment.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black seems keen to control De Groot's posture.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Groot defends it easily.
De Groot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black working for a triangle but De Groot defends it easily.
De Groot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mr Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is looking to sweep but instead, De Groot has passed into half guard.
De Groot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
De Groot scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Black misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Black thows a leg kick but De Groot checks it
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black scores with a jab. De Groot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot slips a jab from Black.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black fails with the takedown.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot counters with a right hand to the body.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Black shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Black misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Groot defends it nicely.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps De Groot at a distance using the push kick.
Black misses with a hook
and De Groot counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from De Groot as Black shoots in.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
De Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands the left hand.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Groot pinned against the cage. De Groot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a straight right hand.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Mr Black 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. And we move into the final round!
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black scores with a hook.
De Groot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
De Groot drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
Black tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Groot defends well and Black ends up having to push De Groot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Groot missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
De Groot wants to stall.
Black tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
A hook to the body from De Groot.
De Groot tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black manages to break the clinch.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Jab by Black.
Black lands a front kick.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Black moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses with a straight left.
Mr Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Groot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from De Groot finds it's way through Black's defenses.
A jab lands there for Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Black throws a leg kick
letting De Groot counter with a right hand.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Groot.
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!
That kick from De Groot tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Groot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Karl De Groot retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Renan St Juste has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Renan St Juste seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Juste sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Ingvar's shoulder, as Ingvar tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste swats away the attempt to clinch by Ingvar.
A jab from St Juste misses.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch but St Juste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Juste scores with a jab.
Ingvar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ingvar.
Ingvar scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from St Juste. Those never looked like landing.
St Juste misses with a looping right.
Ingvar throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
St Juste takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Juste on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ingvar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Juste circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ingvar dips to his left and cracks St Juste with an uppercut!
Ingvar throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
Ingvar lands with an overhand left.
Ingvar throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
Ingvar with a nice cross.
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch but St Juste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ingvar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ingvar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Juste on the side of the head.
Ingvar throws a good cross that connects.
Ingvar forces St Juste back against the cage and clinches.
St Juste has a couple of punches blocked by Ingvar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ingvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste blocks an uppercut.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingvar.
St Juste tries a body shot but Ingvar blocks it.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Juste.
Ingvar gets through St Juste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on St Juste's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ingvar throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Ingvar controls the action.
Ingvar letting St Juste take a breather here.
St Juste is trying to maintain a safe position but Ingvar gets an underhook and turns St Juste into the cage.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Juste lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
Ingvar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ingvar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Juste seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ingvar can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
Ingvar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Juste's efforts to push away.
Ingvar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Juste leaning against his opponent.
St Juste lands with a short shot to the head.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
St Juste misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ingvar throws an elbow but misses.
St Juste digs a right hand underneath Ingvar's ribcage. Ingvar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Juste is looking to control Ingvar's arms but Ingvar gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Juste has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from St Juste.
Ingvar tries to throw a body punch but St Juste avoids it by throwing Ingvar back against the cage.
Ingvar blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingvar.
Ingvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as St Juste controls the action.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste dodges an elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar wants to stall.
Ingvar is working St Juste over against the cage.
Ingvar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ingvar darts in trying to clinch
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.
St Juste fails to land with a series of punches.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Juste slips a jab from Ingvar.
A cross from St Juste lands.
St Juste throws a leg kick that misses.
St Juste misses with a hook. Ingvar ducked under it nicely.
Ingvar throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste slaps away a takedown attempt from Ingvar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Juste bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ingvar's head backwards.
St Juste looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Ingvar's shoulder, as Ingvar tries to avoid the shot.
Ingvar throws a head kick but St Juste moves out of range.
Ingvar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ingvar looks to land a left hand but St Juste moved out of range nicely.
St Juste keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ingvar is looking to slow St Juste down with leg kicks.
Ingvar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar staying out of range there.
St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste misses with a head kick.
St Juste throws the left hand but Ingvar avoids the punch easily.
Ingvar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from St Juste does no damage.
St Juste throws a jab when Ingvar was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
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!
St Juste misses with a low kick.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Ingvar sees coming a mile off.
Ingvar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Juste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Juste staying out of range there.
St Juste will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Juste misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingvar moves into the clinch.
Ingvar tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste lands a body shot.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Juste is trying to break the clinch but Ingvar has him pressed against the cage.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ingvar controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste avoids the elbow strike from Ingvar, against the cage.
St Juste looking to slow down the pace here.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ingvar lands an elbow that stopped St Juste in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Ingvar.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Juste wants to stall.
Ingvar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste dodges an elbow strike from Ingvar.
A right hook to the body lands for Ingvar.
St Juste working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ingvar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Juste lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
St Juste cracks Ingvar with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste dodges an elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as St Juste controls the action.
St Juste tries a body shot but Ingvar blocks it.
Ingvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ingvar has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
St Juste struggles to land a body shot inside as Ingvar controls his hands.
St Juste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ingvar lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste'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. And we move into the final round!
St Juste will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Ingvar.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Ingvar's shoulder, as Ingvar tries to avoid the shot.
Ingvar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ingvar wants to clinch.
Ingvar checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
St Juste avoids the head kick by Ingvar.
St Juste shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Juste motions for Ingvar to come forward. St Juste throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. St Juste catches Ingvar right on the button with a cross.
St Juste tries to move into range but Ingvar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Juste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar connects with a single shot there.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Ingvar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingvar lands a right hand.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Ingvar.
St Juste is trying to maintain a safe position but Ingvar gets an underhook and turns St Juste into the cage.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the side of St Juste's head.
Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
Ingvar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ingvar misses with an elbow strike.
St Juste lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Juste scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a body punch.
St Juste trying to control the position but instead, Ingvar has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Juste into the cage.
St Juste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Juste has Ingvar pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Juste taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Juste lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Juste lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from St Juste.
Ingvar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Juste manages to break the clinch.
St Juste throws a head kick but Ingvar moves out of range.
St Juste scores with a sloppy right hand. Ingvar should have avoided that one.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ingvar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ingvar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ingvar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ingvar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Juste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Juste lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
St Juste lands a right hand.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from St Juste.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingvar.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
A short body shot lands from St Juste as the two fighters clinch.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Ingvar improves position.
St Juste just leaning against Ingvar, taking a breather.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Juste.
Ingvar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
St Juste manages to break the clinch.
Ingvar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renan St Juste.
I think St Juste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Arvydas Sabonis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira tried to score with a low kick but Sabonis checks it.
Sabonis is looking to clinch.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sabonis tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Sabonis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Sabonis.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabonis is out of range.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sabonis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabonis misses the jab.
Sabonis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabonis.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Sabonis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Sabonis 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.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Sabonis misses with a leg kick
and Ferreira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sabonis's guard.
Sabonis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferreira passes into side control.
Sabonis is trying to get back to half guard.
Sabonis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sabonis is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira tries to advance to mount but Sabonis denies him.
Ferreira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ferreira trying to control the action but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is really struggling to control Sabonis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sabonis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ferreira off and has taken his back!
Ferreira trying to control the action but Sabonis just sinks the hooks in.
Ferreira is trying to break free.
Ferreira is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sabonis gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira trying to control the action but Sabonis just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to break free.
Ferreira preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sabonis.
Sabonis working for the choke.
Sabonis gets his hands free as Ferreira looks to control.
Ferreira tries to escape the position.
Sabonis is looking to control Ferreira but Ferreira is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis is not going to allow Ferreira to sit and survive in this position.
Sabonis seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ferreira's chin but Ferreira turns very nicely into Sabonis's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ferreira.
Ferreira trying to control but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
Ferreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabonis is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvydas Sabonis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabonis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Sabonis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabonis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sabonis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
The crowd cheers as Sabonis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferreira doesn't seem phased though.
Sabonis throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Sabonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabonis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabonis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Ferreira misses
and Sabonis counters with a body kick.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sabonis's sensitive parts.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabonis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Sabonis slams his shin into Ferreira's torso.
Ferreira cracks Sabonis 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabonis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabonis looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Sabonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Sabonis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Sabonis moves out of range.
Sabonis throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sabonis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Sabonis's body. Sabonis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferreira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Sabonis misses.
Arvydas Sabonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabonis throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sabonis looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Sabonis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferreira.
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!
Sabonis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira on the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Sabonis misses with the combination.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabonis misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabonis.
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a jab to Sabonis's midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabonis checks a leg kick.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Sabonis moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabonis, right into the meat.
Sabonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabonis thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Sabonis does it's job there.
Sabonis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferreira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabonis wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Sabonis's legs.
Sabonis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabonis misses with a low kick.
Sabonis scores with a push kick.
Sabonis connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira moves out of range as Sabonis strikes.
Sabonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabonis throws a leg kick which misses Ferreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferreira tries to avoid it.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Sabonis.
Ferreira motions for Sabonis to come forward. Ferreira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabonis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Sabonis avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferreira there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabonis scores with a push kick.
Ferreira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferreira is able to avoid easily.
Ferreira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Sabonis moved out of range nicely.
Sabonis connects with a solid leg kick.
Sabonis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferreira's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis connects with a jab.
Sabonis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Sabonis avoids them all with ease.
Ferreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabonis misses with a head kick.
Sabonis lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabonis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sabonis throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
Sabonis is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabonis is out of range.
Ferreira checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Ferreira wants to slow Sabonis down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferreira moves out of range as Sabonis strikes.
Ferreira scores with a hook.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabonis lands a jab to the head.
Sabonis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabonis wants to slow Ferreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Sabonis throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabonis.
Sabonis blocks the body kick.
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ferreira misses with a left hand
and Sabonis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferreira's knee momentarily.
Ferreira walks into a stiff left hand from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands an overhand right.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Sabonis.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Sabonis's body. Sabonis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferreira tries to score with a low kick but Sabonis moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sabonis.
Ferreira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sabonis throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Sabonis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Sabonis. That snapped Ferreira's head back.
Sabonis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Sabonis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis connects with a crisp jab.
Sabonis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabonis scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabonis drops Ferreira with a right and a left! Sabonis comes rushing in but Ferreira regains his composure and manages to keep Sabonis in guard.
Ferreira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabonis stays in close to Ferreira's body and controls the position.
Oh Ferreira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabonis passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferreira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sabonis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabonis is looking for a kimura but Ferreira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabonis to get the leverage.
Sabonis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabonis is keen to just control but Ferreira is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis blocks the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira is trying to control but Sabonis manages to pass to mount!
Ferreira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sabonis has good solid back control here.
Sabonis is hanging on to Ferreira's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis is trying to stick to Ferreira's back but Ferreira is turning into Sabonis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sabonis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ferreira.
Sabonis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferreira stacks Sabonis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ferreira!
Ferreira looks up at the clock and then as Sabonis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferreira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvydas Sabonis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sabonis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvydas Sabonis!
Arvydas Sabonis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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