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TTFC Wednesday Night Fight 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, How Much For One Rib?. Sikaniska has chosen 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales as his entrance music. Santeri Sikaniska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sikaniska throws out a leg kick but Watson moves out of range and Sikaniska only half commits.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sikaniska.
Watson looks for a takedown but Sikaniska sprawls well.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Sikaniska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sikaniska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sikaniska doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Sikaniska blocks the body kick.
Sikaniska tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sikaniska!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Watson in side control, throwing shots but Sikaniska defends.
Watson 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.
Watson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sikaniska is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sikaniska knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sikaniska is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sikaniska down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikaniska is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Watson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sikaniska rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Watson's guard! Nice work there by Sikaniska!
Watson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sikaniska defends well.
Sikaniska wanted to stand there but Watson had control of the position.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sikaniska is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working a defensive guard here.
Watson working for submissions but it's allowed Sikaniska to get to half guard.
Sikaniska tries to stand and escape but Watson actually recovers to full guard.
Sikaniska stands up from Watson's guard - Sikaniska perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sikaniska throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sikaniska's guard.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson has gone for a leg lock! Sikaniska slips out almost immediately though and dives into Watson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikaniska trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watson's guard.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sikaniska can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson working for a triangle but Sikaniska defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikaniska stands up and waves to Watson to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sikaniska moves to clinch but Watson breaks away
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sikaniska's guard.
Sikaniska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Watson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sikaniska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson wants to control from the top but Sikaniska keeps moving.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikaniska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Sikaniska has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikaniska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
Sikaniska is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson wants to control from the top but Sikaniska keeps moving.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Sikaniska pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sikaniska manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sikaniska has wrist control.
Watson trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
Sikaniska wants to stand but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson cracks Sikaniska with a solid left hand.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikaniska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sikaniska wants to stand but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Sikaniska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Sikaniska pushes his legs off easily.
Watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sikaniska can do to turn this around?
Watson working a defensive guard here.
Sikaniska stands up and waves to Watson to follow him.
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Sikaniska moves his leg out of the way.
Watson works Sikaniska's body with a nice hook.
Santeri Sikaniska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Santeri Sikaniska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sikaniska tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Sikaniska moved away.
Sikaniska stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson thumps Sikaniska with a low kick.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sikaniska.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson misses with a body shot
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska throws a combination. Watson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson throws a body punch but Sikaniska moves out of range.
Sikaniska swinging wildly here.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Sikaniska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sikaniska manages to avoid it.
Watson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watson throws a body punch but Sikaniska moves out of range.
Sikaniska forces Watson back against the cage and clinches.
Sikaniska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sikaniska stalling in the clinch but Watson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Sikaniska blocks a body shot from Watson.
Sikaniska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sikaniska leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sikaniska misses with some punches.
Sikaniska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sikaniska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson pushes Sikaniska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson tries for a takedown but Sikaniska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Mason Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Mason Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sikaniska takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sikaniska manages to avoid it.
Watson lands a nice looking body kick.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sikaniska pinned against the cage. Sikaniska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Sikaniska moved away.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sikaniska checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sikaniska closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a body shot from Sikaniska.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Sikaniska tries to tie him up.
Sikaniska slowing the pace effectively.
Sikaniska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sikaniska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watson is trying to break free.
Sikaniska prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Sikaniska lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Sikaniska keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocking some punches.
Sikaniska working aggressively here.
Sikaniska working aggressively here.
Sikaniska controlling the action here for a moment.
Sikaniska gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson has clasped his hands together around Sikaniska's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Watson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sikaniska taking a bit of punishment here - Watson scoring with strikes.
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!
You can see the frustration on Sikaniska's face as Watson controls the position.
Santeri Sikaniska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sikaniska wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Watson cracks Sikaniska with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Watson!
A victorious Mason Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Nasri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanouk Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasri connects with a looping right hand.
Nasri misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nasri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fairtex!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nasri trying to control the position but Fairtex is working away.
The ground and pound from Nasri seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nasri content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is not content to let Nasri control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lance Nasri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Nasri swings widly with a right hand
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nasri shoots in and drives through. Fairtex sprawls well.
Nasri misses with an uppercut.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Nasri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Nasri.
Sloppy strikes from Nasri. Those never looked like landing.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri throws a lazy uppercut
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control.
Fairtex stands up.
Fairtex takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nasri misses with a hook
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nasri!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nasri to his feet.
Nasri misses with a hook to the body
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nasri explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nasri throws a big shot that misses.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanouk Fairtex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nasri misses with a looping right.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nasri throws the left hand but Fairtex avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex slips a jab and a cross from Nasri.
Nasri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fairtex moves away from the strike by Nasri.
Nasri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nasri looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Nasri swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairtex.
Nasri misses with a hook to the body
and Fairtex counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nasri's guard now.
Nasri wants to stand and escape but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nasri, up you get!
Nasri throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
Nasri fails to land the takedown.
Nasri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nasri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nasri thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairtex slips a straight right by Nasri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasri throws a combination that misses
and Fairtex counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nasri won't be happy with that.
Nasri tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
What's going on here? Fairtex has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Nasri misses with a hook
and Fairtex counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like Fairtex is going to stand back up.
Nasri looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nasri closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nasri lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sanouk Fairtex will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Nasri.
Nasri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairtex.
Nasri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fairtex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nasri controlling the position for now.
Nasri tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fairtex manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri tries to hold on but Fairtex postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasri.
Nasri swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fairtex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nasri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fairtex pushes Nasri off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanouk Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fairtexs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Fairtex dodges the punch combination from Nasri.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nasri jabs at Fairtex's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Lance Nasri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasri looks to land a combination. Fairtex sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasri. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fairtex pushes Nasri off looking to stand but Nasri dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Nasri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanouk Fairtex!
A relieved looking Sanouk Fairtex thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik comes to the cage accompanied by Rånny Bruvik. Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ronny Bruvik has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ronny Bruvik seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
25 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik looks for a takedown but Elastinen sprawls well.
Bruvik leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elastinen scores with a takedown into Bruvik's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Elastinen won't allow Bruvik to get back to his feet.
Elastinen wants to control from the top but Bruvik keeps moving.
Bruvik tries to strike from the bottom.
Elastinen content to stall in guard here.
Elastinen looking to pass the guard.
Elastinen is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Elastinen fails with the takedown.
Bruvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
Elastinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruvik misses with a body shot.
Elastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruvik.
Elastinen looks for a takedown but Bruvik sprawls well.
Ronny Bruvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Bruvik tries to roll over but Elastinen keeps him under control.
Bruvik manages to get to full guard.
Elastinen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control but Bruvik is working from the bottom.
Elastinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruvik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elastinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruvik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Bruvik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruvik throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen stopping the sweep attempt from Bruvik.
Bruvik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Elastinen defends it easily.
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruvik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruvik wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Elastinen is now in half guard.
Bruvik tries to roll over but Elastinen keeps him under control.
Elastinen is looking to take a break and control but Bruvik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruvik actively working from the bottom here.
Elastinen wants to control but Bruvik is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but Bruvik defending well.
Elastinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Elastinen is looking for a kimura here.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Bruvik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen is thwarting Bruvik's attempts to control the position.
Elastinen is trying to control. Bruvik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Elastinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bruvik counters with a solid body kick.
Ronny Bruvik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Elastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruvik which made him look bad.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Bruvik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ronny Bruvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Bruvik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elastinen thinking.
Bruvik throws a sloppy head kick and Elastinen moves out of range easily.
Elastinen fails with the takedown.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruvik throws a hook to the side of Elastinen's head but Elastinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Bruvik misses its intended target.
Bruvik lands with an uppercut that bounces Elastinen off the cage and back into range.
Bruvik throws a hook but Elastinen avoids it easily.
Bruvik throws a body punch but Elastinen moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bruvik as Elastinen shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt - Bruvik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruvik keeps working.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Bruvik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bruvik is trying to control but Elastinen manages to pass to mount!
Bruvik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Elastinen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruvik is looking to escape.
Bruvik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruvik is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik is looking to get to half guard.
Bruvik is working hard here to advance position.
Bruvik wants to hold on but Elastinen pushes him away.
Elastinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruvik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruvik is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik is pressing down on Elastinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elastinen slips nicely into half guard.
Elastinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Elastinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bruvik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruvik keeps working.
Elastinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bruvik tries to roll over but Elastinen keeps him under control.
Bruvik is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Elastinen is looking to take a break and control but Bruvik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but Bruvik defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik tries to get to full guard but Elastinen has control of the leg.
Bruvik is trying to maintain the position but Elastinen is very close to passing his half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Erkki Elastinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Elastinen has a takedown stuffed.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Bruvik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruvik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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!
Elastinen ducks under a wild hook from Bruvik.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruvik swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Bruvik as Elastinen shoots in.
Bruvik stuffs the takedown.
Elastinen with a poor takedown
and Bruvik makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Elastinen really felt that one!
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruvik defends it nicely.
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 Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bruvik swinging wildly here.
Elastinen gets the takedown into side control.
Elastinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bruvik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bruvik gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bruvik tries to lock up and control but Elastinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Elastinen working for a guillotine from mount but Bruvik is in no mood to give up.
Elastinen throws a wild left hand from mount and Bruvik manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik tries to get to full guard but Elastinen has control of the leg.
Bruvik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elastinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elastinen's back!
Bruvik has the hooks in. Elastinen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bruvik is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Elastinen. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bruvik is looking to control Elastinen but Elastinen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bruvik lands with a hammerfist to the side of Elastinen's head.
Bruvik is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Elastinen is trying to remain composed but Bruvik is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bruvik is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Elastinen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Elastinen for a finish.
Elastinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bruvik is hanging on to Elastinen's back as he tries to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elastinen covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bruvik gets his hands free as Elastinen looks to control.
Bruvik controlling well, preventing Elastinen from escaping the position.
Bruvik has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Elastinen.
Bruvik is persistently looking for the submission but Elastinen is defending it well.
Elastinen tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bruvik.
Elastinen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bruvik's arms.
Bruvik lands a shot to the head.
Bruvik lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Elastinen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bruvik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bruvik lands strikes from half guard.
Elastinen manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruvik is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruvik sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Elastinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bruvik is refusing to be controlled, as Elastinen sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruvik is trying to maintain the position but Elastinen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Bruvik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruvik 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ronny Bruvik!
In his post fight interview, Ronny Bruvik started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Fake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langston has chosen Al Kapone - You Ain't Stoppin Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Langston 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
37 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Fake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Langston!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fake checks a leg kick nicely.
Fake misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Langston.
Fake moves into the clinch.
Langston swings wildly with an uppercut but Fake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langston controlling the action here for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Fake has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Langston.
Langston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Langston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Fake fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Langston.
Langston presses Fake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fake is breathing heavily.
Langston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Langston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fake misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jake Fake has been cut.
Fake wants to clinch up but Langston keeps it at a distance.
Langston scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Langston. That's going to slow Fake down.
Langston feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fake sprawling to the canvas! Fake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Langston finish him?!
Langston feints and then cracks Fake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fake down.
Langston jabs Fake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Langston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fake's calf.
Fake gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Langston!
Bobby Langston managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehtmeht has chosen shakira - ojos asi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov needs to keep his hands up - Mehtmeht had a free shot at his head there.
Lavrov drops his hands momentarily and Mehtmeht takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lavrov throws a shot from downtown. Mehtmeht moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Lavrov's head coaches at Philly Dawgz MMA - PIT Inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mehtmeht tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mehtmeht dips to his left and cracks Lavrov with an uppercut!
Lavrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehtmeht thows a body kick. Lavrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lavrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lavrov closes the distance and clinches.
Mehtmeht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mehtmeht lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavrov avoids it.
Mehtmeht blocks a body shot from Lavrov.
Mehtmeht trying to control the position but instead, Lavrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mehtmeht into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lavrov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehtmeht's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Mehtmeht fails to land.
Mehtmeht blocks the elbow strike.
Mehtmeht avoids a wild elbow strike from Lavrov.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lavrov.
Lavrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mehtmeht's face.
Mehtmeht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lavrov avoiding damage as Mehtmeht throws knees to the body.
Lavrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lavrov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavrov lands an elbow that stopped Mehtmeht in his tracks for a moment.
Mehtmeht misses with some punches.
Mehtmeht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavrov avoids it.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavrov avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lavrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov crunches a lovely knee into Mehtmeht's ribcage.
Mehtmeht looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lavrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lavrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Lavrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavrov pushes Mehtmeht back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lavrov landing knees to the body.
Lavrov lands a right hand.
Lavrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Mehtmeht.
Lavrov gets through Mehtmeht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lavrov scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mehtmeht misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavrov blocks the elbow strike.
Lavrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
Lavrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavrov.
Mehtmeht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mehtmeht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lavrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mehtmeht won't want to take too many of those.
Mehtmeht can't find room to land a body shot as Lavrov controls the action.
Lavrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov pushes Mehtmeht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lavrov can't find room to land a body shot as Mehtmeht controls the action.
Lavrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mehtmeht.
Lavrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lavrov lands a right hand.
Lavrov takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mehtmeht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavrov avoiding damage as Mehtmeht throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavrov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lands with a light punch inside.
Mehtmeht misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov scores with a hook to the body.
Lavrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mehtmeht lands with a light punch inside.
Mehtmeht throws an elbow that misses.
Mehtmeht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
Lavrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mehtmeht wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mehtmeht misses with the head strike.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow.
Lavrov avoiding damage as Mehtmeht throws knees to the body.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lavrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lavrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lavrov lands an elbow that stopped Mehtmeht in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mehtmeht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavrov scores with a shot to the side of Mehtmeht's head.
Lavrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mehtmeht is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Mehtmeht fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Lavrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mehtmeht with a nice cross.
Mehtmeht lands with a cross.
Mehtmeht shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mehtmeht throws a front kick aimed at Lavrov's knee but Lavrov avoids it well.
Lavrov throws a looping overhand right but Mehtmeht ducks down to avoid it.
Mehtmeht tries to clinch there but Lavrov circles away.
Lavrov walks into a jab.
Mehtmeht moves into the clinch.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lavrov tries to work over Mehtmeht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mehtmeht fails to land.
Lavrov has a couple of punches blocked by Mehtmeht.
Lavrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lavrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lavrov takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lavrov.
Mehtmeht tries to land knees in the clinch but Lavrov avoids the damage to the body.
Lavrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mehtmeht makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mehtmeht tries to work over Lavrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the head but Lavrov blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lavrov obliges.
Mehtmeht is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov tries to throw a body punch but Mehtmeht avoids it by throwing Lavrov back against the cage.
Lavrov has Mehtmeht pressed against the cage, preventing Mehtmeht from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lavrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lavrov blocks an uppercut.
Lavrov lands a left hand.
Lavrov throws an elbow that misses.
Lavrov lands with a light punch inside.
Mehtmeht tries to throw a body punch but Lavrov avoids it by throwing Mehtmeht back against the cage.
Vadim Lavrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lavrov lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mehtmeht scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lavrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mehtmeht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mehtmeht is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lavrov is keeping busy.
Lavrov misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mehtmeht in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the head.
Mehtmeht takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lavrov lands an elbow that stopped Mehtmeht in his tracks for a moment.
Lavrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mehtmeht stalling in the clinch but Lavrov improves position.
Lavrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mehtmeht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lavrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehtmeht's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lavrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mehtmeht looking to throw knees to the head but Lavrov is blocking nicely.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mehtmeht takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lavrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
Lavrov crunches a lovely knee into Mehtmeht's ribcage.
Lavrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mehtmeht can do to turn this around?
Mehtmeht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lavrov pushes Mehtmeht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lavrov lands an elbow inside that Mehtmeht shrugs off.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mehtmeht lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lavrov scores with a shot to the side of Mehtmeht's head.
Still in the clinch, Lavrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mehtmeht avoids it.
Lavrov lands a body shot.
Lavrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mehtmehts head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lavrov lands an uppercut.
Lavrov with a knee to the head.
Mehtmeht is rocked!
Lavrov can't find room to land a body shot as Mehtmeht controls the action.
Lavrov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mehtmeht's defenses.
Lavrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mehtmeht will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lavrov up against the cage.
Mehtmeht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lavrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lavrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
Lavrov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mehtmeht's defenses.
Mehtmeht missing with knees to the body.
Lavrov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lavrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
Lavrov lands with a left to the head.
Lavrov digs a right hand into Mehtmeht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mehtmeht's gas tank.
Lavrov tries to throw a body punch but Mehtmeht avoids it by throwing Lavrov back against the cage.
Lavrov lands an elbow just above Mehtmeht 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lavrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov presses Mehtmeht against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lavrov digs a right hand into Mehtmeht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mehtmeht's gas tank.
Lavrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mehtmeht or not.
Lavrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mehtmeht backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lavrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Lavrov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lavrov gets a clinch.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov gets through Mehtmeht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht works on Lavrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Lavrov digs a right hand underneath Mehtmeht's ribcage. Mehtmeht let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lavrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Mehtmeht won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lavrov.
Nice elbow from Lavrov.
Mehtmeht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mehtmeht misses with the head strike.
Lavrov is leaning against Mehtmeht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mehtmeht takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lavrov obliges.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mehtmeht takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lavrov as the two fighters clinch.
Lavrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Lavrov lands a knee to the body.
Lavrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavrov lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mehtmeht blocking some punches.
Mehtmeht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavrov scores with a nice right hand.
Mehtmeht misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Mehtmeht scores with a leg kick.
Mehtmeht shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lavrov avoids a kick to the body.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lavrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mehtmeht tries to bum rush Lavrov with a series of wild strikes but Lavrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mehtmeht throws an overhand right that lands on Lavrov's shoulder, as Lavrov tries to avoid the shot.
Mehtmeht throws a lazy body kick
and Lavrov counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mehtmeht misses.
Mehtmeht throws a hook to the side of Lavrov's head but Lavrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mehtmeht checks the leg kick.
Lavrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavrov.
Nice uppercut there from Mehtmeht.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mehtmeht. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Lavrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lavrov checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lavrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lavrov misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Mehtmeht misses
and Lavrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mehtmeht tried to score with a low kick but Lavrov checks it.
Lavrov lands a leg kick that knocks Mehtmeht off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lavrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mehtmeht's calf.
Mehtmeht misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Lavrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Lavrov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vadim Lavrov thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gump's choice of entrance music: mama always said. This should be fireworks!
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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
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Xavier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump misses with a straight left.
Gump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gump throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xavier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Gump looking to score a takedown here. Xavier is defending well but Gump drives through and ends up in Xavier's guard.
Gump wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
Gump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gump got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xavier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gump has managed to get both his arms back between Xavier's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier looking for a triangle here. Gump is fighting it but it looks tight! Xavier pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gump is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bittor Xavier!
A very excited looking Bittor Xavier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On Roids has chosen Duke Nukem Quotes! as his entrance music. Tyson Gauge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauge misses with an uppercut.
Gauge scoring well with a low kick there.
Gauge throws a leg kick which misses On Roids's front leg but catches the back leg as On Roids tries to avoid it.
Gauge drops On Roids with a beautiful combination! On Roids stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gauge is looking for the KO!
It looks like Duke On Roids has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
On Roids finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gauge's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and On Roids falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Gauge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and John Lakanik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
State Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lakanik as he avoids it easily.
State Jr. fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lakanik sprawls well initially but State Jr. persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
State Jr. thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
State Jr. is keen to just control but Lakanik is a slippery customer.
Lakanik is defending against the submission attempts here by State Jr..
Lakanik is looking to escape.
State Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
Lakanik is refusing to be controlled, as State Jr. sits in half guard.
Lakanik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik keeps trying to improve his position.
Lakanik is trying to control but can't.
State Jr. keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lakanik wants to get back to full guard.
Lakanik told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lakanik trying to hold on to State Jr.'s head to control him but State Jr. postures up.
Lakanik is trying to stand back up but State Jr. is controlling him
State Jr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lakanik has managed to free his arm - good work.
State Jr. in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lakanik tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from State Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunner State Jr.!
After winning the bout, Gunner State Jr. 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Unkind Artist enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist throws the kick towards the body but Van Gundy avoids it.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gundy moves away.
Artist keeps Van Gundy at a distance using the push kick.
Van Gundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Van Gundy misses its intended target.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gundy scores with a body shot.
Artist works Van Gundy's body with a nice hook.
Van Gundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Artist scoring well with a low kick there.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Van Gundy scores with a body shot.
Van Gundy looks to land a left hand but Artist moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Artist doesn't seem bothered though.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artist's sensitive parts.
Artist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Van Gundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Artist throws a leg kick but Van Gundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Gundy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Gundy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Gundy lands with a good body shot.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gundy. That did some damage!
Artist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Artist.
Artist throws a leg kick
and Van Gundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Gundy lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a shot to the body.
Van Gundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Artist.
Artist has managed to clinch.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist breaks from the clinch.
Van Gundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Artist is just out of range.
Artist misses with an uppercut.
Artist fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Gundy in the body.
Artist swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artist throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Gundy counters with a nice body shot.
Van Gundy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Gundy 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 Artist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Artist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist throws a front kick that sends Van Gundy stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Artist.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Artist.
Van Gundy lands the left hand.
Van Gundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Artist - that will leave a mark!
Artist misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Van Gundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body. Artist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artist cracks a nice hook into Van Gundy's ribs.
Artist lands a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Gundy 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 Artist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Artist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses.
Artist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Artist walks into a stiff left hand from Van Gundy.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Van Gundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Van Gundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Artist throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Artist blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gundy delivers a nice body kick.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist misses with a straight left.
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 Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Gundy blocks the body kick.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gundy off balance momentarily.
Van Gundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Stan Van Gundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Gundy. Artist shrugs it off though.
Artist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Gundy looks for the body kick but Artist saw that one coming.
Van Gundy staying out of range there.
Artist throws a head kick that Van Gundy semi-blocks.
Artist connects with a looping right hand.
Van Gundy takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.
Artist takes a kick to the side of 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!
Artist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Artist down.
Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Artist avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artist is defending well for now.
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Artist tries to circle away but Van Gundy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Gundy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Artist can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy can't get the takedown.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Van Gundy looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy - that landed with a thud.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist sizes up Van Gundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Gundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Artist to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Artist!
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gundy cracks the inside of Artist's front leg.
Van Gundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gundy wants to clinch up but Artist keeps it at a distance.
Artist lands a head shot.
Van Gundy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artist slips under a jab from Van Gundy.
Artist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Van Gundy taking a breather.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Artist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Gundy, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the body.
Van Gundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Gundy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stan Van Gundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
Van Gundy pushes Artist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artist is trying to push Van Gundy away but Van Gundy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Artist throws a big shot that misses.
Artist lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Gundy off the cage and back into range.
Artist connects with a high kick.
Van Gundy is looking to chop away at Artist's legs.
Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy lands with a light punch inside.
Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Gundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Artist tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Artist takes a shot to the head.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artist tries to break free but Van Gundy pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy wants to stall.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Gundy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gundy won't allow it.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Van Gundy taking a breather.
Artist tries to break free but Van Gundy pushes him back against the cage.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Artist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Artist blocks with his arms.
Artist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Gundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Artist lands a nice hook to Van Gundy's body. Van Gundy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Artist blocks the body kick.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Artist checks it well.
Van Gundy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Gundy is looking to wear down Artist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that misses.
Artist's corner calls for a 1-2. Artist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Gundy throws a sloppy head kick and Artist moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Artist.
Van Gundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick from Artist misses.
Artist scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Artist.
Artist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gundy is able to avoid easily.
Van Gundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artist scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gundy, right into the meat.
Artist blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to bum rush Artist with a series of wild strikes but Artist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Gundy rushes Artist and presses him up against the cage.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Artist - that landed with a thud.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gundy's elbow.
A short left from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Artist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gundy can pounce on him.
Artist lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Gundy moves out of range as Artist strikes.
Nice cross by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy moves out of range as Artist throws a body kick.
Artist loads up on a big right hand but Van Gundy slips the punch.
Van Gundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gundy moves out of range easily.
Artist is looking to chop away at Van Gundy's legs.
Artist lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gundy seems unphased.
Artist throws an off balance right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a good, hard body kick but Artist shrugs it off.
Artist is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Artist moves forwards but Van Gundy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist thows a leg kick but Van Gundy checks it
and Van Gundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Gundy is looking to clinch but Artist is avoiding it.
That kick from Van Gundy tenderised Artist's leg. Artist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artist misses with an uppercut
and Van Gundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Artist blocks the low kick.
Van Gundy thumps Artist with a low kick.
Van Gundy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Van Gundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Gundy delivers a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a wild combination.
Van Gundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy moves in looking to clinch but Artist pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist throws a right and a left that Van Gundy avoids nicely.
Van Gundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Artist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Artist looks for the body kick but Van Gundy saw that one coming.
Van Gundy misses the jab.
Van Gundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Artist.
Artist tries a low kick but Van Gundy avoids it.
Van Gundy ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Artist.
Artist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Gundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Artist down.
Artist throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Gundy counters with a nice body kick.
Artist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Gundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Artist moves into the clinch.
Van Gundy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Gundy pushes Artist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Van Gundy tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gundy lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike.
Artist is rocked!
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but Artist blocks it.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Artist blocks with his arms.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artist.
Artist being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy had his way with Unkind Artist in that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Gundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Artist connects with an inside leg kick.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Artist avoids it easily.
Van Gundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Artist blocks the body kick.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Van Gundy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Van Gundy digs a good hook to Artist's body.
Nice straight punches there by Artist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Artist.
Van Gundy scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gundy.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a jab when Artist was well out of range.
Artist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Artist throws an off balance right hand
and Van Gundy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist scores with a shot to the side of Van Gundy's head.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Artist is trying to break free.
Van Gundy throws an elbow but it misses.
Artist prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Gundy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Artist blocks it.
Artist tries to bum rush Van Gundy with a series of wild strikes but Van Gundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artist tried to score with a low kick but Van Gundy checks it.
Van Gundy feints and then cracks Artist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Artist down.
Artist darts in and clinches Van Gundy up against the cage.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Artist.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the cage.
Van Gundy taking a breather.
Van Gundy taking a breather.
Unkind Artist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Van Gundy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
A right hand to the body from Van Gundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Artist is trying to break the clinch but Van Gundy has him pressed against the cage.
Van Gundy connects with a knee to the head.
Van Gundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Artist lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gundy controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gundy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Gundy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
Stan Van Gundy retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stan Van Gundy waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am as his entrance music. Brian Maddox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from McGuire misses.
Maddox drives through with a takedown into McGuire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGuire working a defensive guard but Maddox manages to pass into side control anyway.
Maddox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maddox really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
McGuire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McGuire struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGuire to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands some shots froms side control.
McGuire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGuire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire tries to roll over but Maddox keeps him under control.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maddox prevents McGuire from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire keeps trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire is desperately trying to improve his position but Maddox has a good base and remains in mount.
Maddox misses with a head shot.
Maddox throwing strikes here but McGuire is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a head shot.
Maddox sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maddox working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
McGuire bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McGuire has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McGuire trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Maddox manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maddox scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maddox wants to control but McGuire is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Maddox is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire'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.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
Maddox looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Maddox moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maddox looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Maddox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maddox swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Maddox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
Maddox keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick.
Maddox connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGuire wants it to stay on the feet.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox misses with a straight left.
Maddox misses with a hook.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire scores with a jab.
Maddox wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maddox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a head kick. McGuire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
Zander McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maddox lands a slapping body shot.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt - McGuire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGuire tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
Maddox looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
Maddox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Maddox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maddox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Maddox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maddox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Maddox's belly button to the back.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maddox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maddox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
McGuire rushes Maddox and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire scores with a knee to the head.
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Maddox avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maddox avoids it.
Maddox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Maddox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maddox being controlled against the cage.
McGuire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maddox blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maddox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire keeps Maddox at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with McGuire, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes McGuire against the cage but McGuire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Maddox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maddox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maddox tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
Maddox is trying to pull guard but McGuire turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maddox jumps guard.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
McGuire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGuire postures up.
McGuire wanted to stand there but Maddox had control of the position.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Maddox wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maddox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maddox wants to control but McGuire is keeping him busy.
Maddox in the domination position with McGuire hanging on.
McGuire tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Maddox easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGuire tries to lock up and control but Maddox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGuire regains half guard.
McGuire is trying to get back to full guard.
Maddox is looking to advance position but McGuire won't allow it.
McGuire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is working for a submission of some sort.
Maddox prevents McGuire from improving his position.
McGuire trying to hold on to Maddox's head to control him but Maddox postures up.
Maddox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuire's head.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGuire trying to control here.
Maddox prevents McGuire from improving his position.
McGuire manages to get to full guard.
Maddox passes McGuire's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGuire knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire'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.
Maddox misses with a low kick.
Maddox is looking to land body kicks.
Brian Maddox is winning the standup battle so far.
Maddox with a jab.
McGuire throws a right and a left that Maddox avoids nicely.
No luck for Maddox with that takedown attempt.
McGuire throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - McGuire scores with a four punch combination!
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maddox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGuire defends well and Maddox ends up having to push McGuire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGuire lands a left hand.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maddox avoids it.
Maddox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maddox is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire prevents Maddox from breaking the clinch.
Maddox trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maddox into the cage.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by McGuire.
Maddox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Maddox is out of range.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Maddox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maddox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Maddox throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maddox rather than just go for the knockout.
Maddox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to clinch but Maddox moves away
and Maddox counters with a single leg into guard. McGuire didn't expect that.
McGuire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuire is retaining full guard.
McGuire wants to sweep here but Maddox controlling him for the moment.
Maddox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGuire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maddox postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zander McGuire hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maddox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
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 jab lands there for Maddox.
Maddox throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
Maddox is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
Maddox fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maddox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Maddox pushes him off.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire'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!
Maddox shoots for a takedown but McGuire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maddox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire throws a low kick but Maddox avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
Maddox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Maddox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Maddox.
McGuire tries to clinch there but Maddox circles away.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maddox.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maddox momentarily.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maddox.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maddox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brian Maddox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maddox doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGuire has control of Maddox's left arm, preventing Maddox from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from McGuire.
Maddox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGuire has Maddox pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Maddox wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but McGuire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zander McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Maddox off the cage and back into range.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but McGuire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maddox scores with a nice right hand.
McGuire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maddox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGuire defends it nicely.
McGuire throws a low kick but Maddox moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Maddox.
Maddox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGuire's guard.
Maddox won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
McGuire is controlling Maddox's posture.
McGuire controls Maddox momentarily but Maddox frees himself.
McGuire trying to control the position here.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zander McGuire.
Maddox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGuire tries to avoid it but Maddox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGuire to the ground. McGuire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maddox 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his lightweight title!
Brian Maddox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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