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EFC 19: PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Guerilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Guerilla!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to clinch up.
Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerilla.
Guerilla cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Guerilla is avoiding it.
Fisher shoots in for a double leg but Guerilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Guerilla is avoiding it.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Guerilla.
Guerilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Guerilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guerilla tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fisher.
It looks like Joey Guerilla has been cut.
Fisher lands a nice knee to the body.
Fisher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guerilla wants to stall.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerilla avoids the damage to the body.
Guerilla tries to circle away but Fisher has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerilla misses with some punches.
Fisher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guerilla avoids it.
Fisher connects with a knee to the head.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerilla avoiding damage as Fisher throws knees to the body.
Fisher working Guerilla over with knees to the body.
Guerilla swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fisher obliges.
Our sources have told us that Fisher has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Guerilla looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fisher drops Guerilla with a big knee straight up the middle! Guerilla is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Guerilla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher clinches.
Guerilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Fisher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fisher lands a nice knee to the body.
Fisher has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Guerilla - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fisher, and another! Guerilla is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dor Fisher!
A relieved looking Dor Fisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Kannas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonfu Lakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nonfu Lakalaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Kannas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonfu Lakalaka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lakalaka enables Kannas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lakalaka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kannas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lakalaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kannas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lakalaka has momentary wrist control but Kannas slips an elbow through the middle.
Lakalaka wants to stand but Kannas is controlling the position.
Kannas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakalaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kannas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kannas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakalaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannas wants to pass the guard but Lakalaka is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannas stops Lakalaka from standing up.
Kannas won't allow Lakalaka to sweep him here.
Kannas looking to sit in guard and control but Lakalaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kannas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lakalaka won't allow Kannas to sweep him here.
Kannas is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lakalaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lakalaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lakalaka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kannas is proving hard to escape from.
Kannas is looking for a triangle but Lakalaka pushes his legs off easily.
Kannas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kannas is striking from the bottom but Lakalaka uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lakalaka wants to stand but Kannas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kannas is looking for a sweep. Lakalaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka wants to stand but Kannas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kannas trying to control here.
Lakalaka wants to take a breather but Kannas is having none of it.
Kannas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kannas.
Lakalaka preventing the sweep.
Lakalaka wants to control from the top but Kannas keeps moving.
Kannas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lakalaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kannas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kannas 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.
Lakalaka wants to stand but Kannas is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kannas wants to hit a switch here but Lakalaka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kannas there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Kannas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannas. Lakalaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakalaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kannas looks to land a left hand but Lakalaka moved out of range nicely.
Kannas throws out a loose jab but Lakalaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakalaka tries to clinch but Kannas is having none of it.
A big left from Kannas misses.
Lakalaka tries to clinch there but Kannas circles away.
Lakalaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kannas slips a jab and a cross from Lakalaka.
Kannas misses with a wild body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kannas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lakalaka moves out of range as Kannas strikes.
Lakalaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kannas circles away.
Kannas throws a right hand that misses
and Lakalaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kannas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakalaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kannas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kannas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lakalaka.
Kannas throws a hook but Lakalaka blocks it.
Kannas shoots in looking for a takedown but Lakalaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kannas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kannas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kannas cracks Lakalaka with a solid left hand.
Kannas throwing strikes from guard but Lakalaka blocks nicely.
Kannas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lakalaka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka is looking to stand up but Kannas isn't so interested in that idea.
Lakalaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kannas has gone for a leg lock! Lakalaka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kannas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lakalaka defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kannas trying to control the position.
Kannas wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakalaka wanted to stand there but Kannas had control of the position.
Lakalaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka stopping the sweep attempt from Kannas.
Kannas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kannas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kannas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kannas looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Kannas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lakalaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kannas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lakalaka.
Kannas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kannas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kannas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nonfu Lakalaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakalaka lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Antero Kannas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Kannas misses.
Lakalaka lands a big head kick that sends Kannas tumbling to the mat! Lakalaka takes a step backwards and waves Kannas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lakalaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kannas.
Kannas misses the jab.
Kannas misses with a left hand
and Lakalaka counters with a straight right hand.
Kannas slips a jab and a cross from Lakalaka.
A punch combination from Lakalaka misses.
Lakalaka feints a jab promting Kannas to slip. Lakalaka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kannas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lakalaka wants to clinch up but Kannas keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakalaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kannas.
Kannas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lakalaka manages to avoid it.
Kannas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kannas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nonfu Lakalaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lakalaka slips a jab from Kannas.
Lakalaka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kannas throws a shot from downtown. Lakalaka moves away and avoids it.
Kannas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lakalaka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kannas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lakalaka misses with a two punch combination.
Lakalaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kannas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakalaka moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kannas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kannas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka tries to clinch
and Kannas counters with a takedown into side control.
Kannas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lakalaka is not content to let Kannas control the position.
Lakalaka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kannas.
Lakalaka dodges the ground and pound from Kannas.
Lakalaka is trying to buck Kannas off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannas throwing strikes but Lakalaka manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lakalaka decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kannas to his feet.
Nonfu Lakalaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kannas misses with a straight right.
Kannas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lakalaka's hands.
Kannas throws a big shot that misses.
Lakalaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakalaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kannas shoots in but no luck this time.
Kannas connects with a single shot there.
Kannas throws a hook but Lakalaka blocks it.
Lakalaka tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakalaka moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannas. Lakalaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kannas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lakalaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kannas.
Lakalaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lakalaka wants to clinch up but Kannas keeps it at a distance.
Nonfu Lakalaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kannas misses with a right hand
and Lakalaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kannas slips a jab and a cross from Lakalaka.
Kannas looks to land a left hand but Lakalaka moved out of range nicely.
Lakalaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kannas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakalaka can't keep his opponent in guard - Kannas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nonfu Lakalaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kannas 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Kannas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Time Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes into the arena with Dha Werda Verda blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Time Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John White!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb dodges the punch combination from White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomb circles away quickly and effectively.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Bomb has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White misses with a wild combination.
White lands a front kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from White.
Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws a combination. Bomb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White looks to land a combination but Bomb avoids it well.
Bomb avoids the head kick by White.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomb, pushing him back against the cage.
White pulls Bomb into guard.
Bomb is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Bomb has managed to sneak the leg through.
White is staying active underneath Bomb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bomb wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bomb slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Bomb throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bomb takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bomb drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bomb scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bomb lands with a punch from half guard.
Bomb working White over with strikes.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bomb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bomb is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Bomb landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bomb landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White is staying active underneath Bomb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bomb tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bomb drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bomb seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
White felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bomb scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bomb working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb lands with a punch from half guard.
White is still in real trouble! Can Bomb finish him?
White has hold of Bomb's hands but Bomb slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bomb lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked White! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bomb jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Time Bomb!
During a confident post fight interview, Time Bomb thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamba Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamba Watson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tamba Watson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Yak to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Watson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tamba Watson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Kane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kane sprawls well. Kane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Hicks looks to throw a body kick
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Hicks shoots in looking for a takedown but Kane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hicks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hicks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kane is trying to get back to his feet.
Hicks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks slows the pace down.
Hicks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hicks trying to control the position but Kane is working away.
Hicks is working to tighten his grip on Kane's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kane has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hicks is really squeezing tight and eventually Kane passes out! Hicks breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bill Hicks!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill Hicks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Roznicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roznicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta's Paradise. Long Wang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dawid Roznicz's chin.
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27
192 lbs
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26
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dawid Roznicz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a looping right.
Roznicz tries for a takedown but Wang circles away easily
and Wang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roznicz's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roznicz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Roznicz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Roznicz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Roznicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
Roznicz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roznicz stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roznicz wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang is looking for a triangle but Roznicz pushes his legs off easily.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Roznicz from controlling successfully.
Wang throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Roznicz escapes and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wang is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Clinic , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Roznicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Roznicz trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Roznicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wang is looking to control Roznicz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang tries to get to full guard but Roznicz has control of the leg.
Wang trying to hold on to Roznicz's head to control him but Roznicz postures up.
Roznicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roznicz wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wang wants to control but Roznicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang is refusing to be controlled, as Roznicz sits in half guard.
Roznicz moves nicely into side control.
Wang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roznicz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wang is not content to let Roznicz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to improve his position.
Roznicz is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wang is trying to control Roznicz's posture but Roznicz avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang tries to bench press Roznicz off him but Roznicz keeps the position.
Roznicz working away.
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 Long Wang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wang scores with a takedown into Roznicz's guard.
Wang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wang postures up in Roznicz's guard and throws a big left but Roznicz blocks it.
Roznicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Roznicz trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Roznicz has control of the leg.
Roznicz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wang!
Roznicz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wang wants to hold on but Roznicz pushes him away.
Roznicz tries to control but Wang wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
Roznicz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wang is looking to escape.
Wang tries to hold on but Roznicz pushes him away.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Roznicz's attempts to control the action.
Wang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roznicz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wang can't escape the position.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Roznicz 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.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roznicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roznicz can't control as he wanted to and Wang manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Roznicz is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Roznicz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wang is staying active underneath Roznicz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dawid Roznicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roznicz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wang counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working the ground and pound.
Wang trying to control the action but Roznicz is working from the bottom.
Roznicz tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang working the body and head with strikes.
Roznicz manages to get back to half guard.
Wang is keen to just control but Roznicz is a slippery customer.
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 Long Wang will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Roznicz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wang counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roznicz!
Wang has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Roznicz!
Roznicz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wang. What's that going to do exactly?
Wang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roznicz is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Wang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roznicz is looking to escape.
Wang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wang unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Roznicz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roznicz gets back to half guard.
Roznicz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roznicz.
Roznicz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Roznicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang is in close to Roznicz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wang works over Roznicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roznicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wang wants to control from the top but Roznicz keeps moving.
Long Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang advances position into side control!
Wang blocks the strikes from Roznicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roznicz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Roznicz sneaks back into half guard.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roznicz missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roznicz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Roznicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang stays in close to Roznicz's body and controls the position.
Roznicz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Roznicz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Long Wang just wasn't active enough.
Roznicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wang prevents Roznicz from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roznicz missing with punches from the bottom.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wang, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang!
A victorious Long Wang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Freedom. McBobby has chosen Cold as Ice -- MOP as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
194 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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35
212 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby McBobby!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom takes a swing at McBobby's ribcage but misses.
McBobby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freedom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McBobby finds it's way round the side to connect with Freedom's head.
McBobby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freedom walks into a straight right hand from McBobby.
Freedom throws a big shot that misses.
McBobby has Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBobby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but McBobby blocks it.
McBobby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freedoms head.
McBobby lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Freedom.
A right handed body shot lands from McBobby.
Freedom pushes McBobby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freedom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBobby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McBobby connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freedom cracks McBobby with an open hand slap.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freedom takes a swing at McBobby's ribcage but misses.
McBobby tries to score with a low kick but Freedom moves his leg out of the way.
McBobby misses with an uppercut. Freedom saw that one coming.
Freedom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McBobby cracks the inside of Freedom's front leg.
Freedom tries to land a leg kick but McBobby saw it coming and moves away.
McBobby tries to clinch but Freedom moves out of range.
McBobby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McBobby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBobby clinches up with Freedom and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBobby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
McBobby misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Freedom.
McBobby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McBobby working aggressively here.
Freedom throws an elbow but it misses.
McBobby lands with a short shot to the head.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBobby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
McBobby gets through Freedom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBobby misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBobby tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing McBobby back against the cage.
Freedom prevents a body shot from McBobby.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freedom looking to stall.
Freedom is trying to break the clinch but McBobby is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a shoulder strike.
McBobby tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
McBobby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but McBobby blocks it.
McBobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from McBobby, against the cage.
Freedom misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, McBobby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freedom keeps control of McBobby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freedom scores with a nice hook to the head.
McBobby lands with a right to the head.
Freedom misses with a punch on the inside.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from McBobby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBobby managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBobby.
McBobby lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Freedom as McBobby tries to tie him up.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
McBobby lands a damaging elbow.
McBobby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
McBobby misses with a punch on the inside.
Freedom tries a body shot but McBobby blocks it.
McBobby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McBobby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from McBobby.
McBobby blocks a body shot from Freedom.
McBobby misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBobby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
McBobby is stalling here.
McBobby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby McBobby dominated that round.
That's time! Freedom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freedom has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBobby misses with the head strike.
McBobby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from McBobby, against the cage.
Freedom swings wildly with an uppercut but McBobby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom is trying to break the clinch but McBobby has him pressed against the cage.
Bobby McBobby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
Freedom has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A frustrated look appears on Freedom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBobby.
Freedom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBobby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freedom blocks a body shot from McBobby.
Freedom leaning his opponent against the cage.
McBobby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBobby lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
McBobby lands with a right to the head.
McBobby lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from McBobby.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from McBobby.
McBobby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McBobby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freedom.
Freedom looks to land a body kick but McBobby moved away.
Good shot there by Freedom.
McBobby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
McBobby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McBobby connects with an inside leg kick.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but McBobby is just out of range.
Freedom's jab looks to have found its range, popping McBobby under the eye.
McBobby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freedom. That did some damage!
McBobby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Freedom takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom keeps the fight on the outside.
McBobby is looking to clinch but Freedom is avoiding it.
Freedom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freedom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBobby connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
Freedom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Freedom checks a low kick from McBobby.
McBobby throws a leg kick but Freedom checks it.
Freedom checks the leg kick.
McBobby doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
Bobby McBobby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBobby throws a leg kick
and Freedom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freedom connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBobby. McBobby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBobby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom jabs at McBobby's body.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
McBobby moves out of range of the leg kick from Freedom.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks McBobby off balance momentarily.
McBobby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBobby looks to land a left hand but Freedom moved out of range nicely.
McBobby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freedom connects with a right hand. McBobby shakes it off.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBobby throws a leg kick but Freedom moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McBobby misses with an elbow over the top.
McBobby can't find room to land a body shot as Freedom controls the action.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McBobby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
McBobby breaks from the clinch.
Freedom slips a jab and a cross from McBobby.
That kick from McBobby tenderised Freedom's leg. Freedom is trying to keep his angry face on.
McBobby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBobby misses with a body kick.
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedom. McBobby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freedom misses the jab.
McBobby throws a leg kick but Freedom moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McBobby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McBobby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBobby misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby McBobby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McBobby fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBobby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freedom closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
McBobby lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Freedom as the two fighters clinch.
McBobby misses with a punch to the body.
McBobby throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Freedom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBobby working aggressively here.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from McBobby.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but McBobby avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
Freedom lands with a left to the head.
McBobby misses with the head strike.
McBobby misses with an elbow over the top.
McBobby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom avoiding damage as McBobby throws knees to the body.
Freedom trying to stall but McBobby improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is trying to break free.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by McBobby.
McBobby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
McBobby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
McBobby blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
McBobby lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBobby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBobby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McBobby just stands there and leans against the cage.
McBobby tries to throw a body punch but Freedom avoids it by throwing McBobby back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBobby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freedom swings for the body but McBobby moves out of range.
Freedom misses with an uppercut.
McBobby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Freedom is able to avoid easily.
McBobby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McBobby pushes Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
McBobby avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McBobby throws an elbow but misses.
Freedom lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBobby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBobby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McBobby trying to land knees to the body.
McBobby tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
McBobby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
McBobby lands an elbow inside that Freedom shrugs off.
McBobby has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Freedom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from McBobby.
McBobby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Johnny Freedom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freedom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom working aggressively here.
McBobby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
McBobby breaks the clinch.
Freedom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McBobby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby McBobby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBobby.
McBobby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by McBobby.
A clash of legs there as McBobby blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
Freedom rushes McBobby and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as McBobby controls the action.
McBobby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBobby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby McBobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McBobby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby McBobby!
Our winner, Bobby McBobby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Johnny Freedom had this to say: 'Well if I had to lose, I am glad it was to you. Keep that belt in the alliance! But better yet keep it shined for me, I want it back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gentleman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilpatrick looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan throws a push kick but Kilpatrick slaps the foot to one side.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilpatrick.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Kilpatrick was not able to check.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Ryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice 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!
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Kilpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Ryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ryan.
Kilpatrick misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kilpatrick blocks the low kick.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilpatrick 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 Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilpatrick. That did some damage!
Kilpatrick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Ryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Kilpatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a jab to the body
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan throws a right hand that Kilpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilpatrick also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan lands a right hook to the body.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryan as he jumps to the side.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick checks a low kick from Ryan.
Kilpatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilpatrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilpatrick blocks the body kick.
Kilpatrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilpatrick wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilpatrick checks a leg kick.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kilpatrick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilpatrick wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Tom Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Kilpatrick catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Kilpatrick moved away.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Kilpatrick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilpatrick thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kilpatrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ryan.
Kilpatrick motions for Ryan to come forward. Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Kilpatrick
and Ryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Kilpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
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 Tom Ryan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilpatrick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Ryan.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryan as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
A left lands for Ryan.
Kilpatrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan stuns Kilpatrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kilpatrick throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilpatrick takes a step back to recover.
Kilpatrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kilpatrick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Ryan lands a jab.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ryan.
Ryan slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Ryan.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Kilpatrick off balance momentarily.
Kilpatrick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan misses with a low kick as Kilpatrick jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Ryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryan swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ryan did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kilpatrick is looking to stall here but Ryan recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to sweep but instead, Kilpatrick has passed into half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Kilpatrick is stalling here. Ryan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kilpatrick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ryan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ryan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpatrick seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilpatrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Ryan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan thumps Kilpatrick with a low kick.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Kilpatrick saw it coming and moves away.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilpatrick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryan tries to work over Kilpatrick's front leg with a kick but Kilpatrick checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan throws a head kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Kilpatrick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Kilpatrick moved away.
Kilpatrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Jab by Ryan.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Ryan.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick scores with a head kick.
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!
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick lands with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Ryan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Kilpatrick moves out of range easily.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilpatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilpatrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Kilpatrick throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilpatrick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilpatrick's calf.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Kilpatrick settles back down.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilpatrick.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ryan scores with a four punch combination!
That kick from Kilpatrick tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Ryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kilpatrick really felt that one!
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Kilpatrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan pushes Kilpatrick away with a front kick.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kilpatrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan lands a nice looking body kick.
Ryan delivers a nice body kick.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Kilpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Kilpatrick off balance momentarily.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Ryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Kilpatrick. Those never looked like landing.
Kilpatrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilpatrick can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Kilpatrick settles back down.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Kilpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a low kick, right behind Kilpatrick 's knee.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Kilpatrick shoots in.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kilpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan lands a jab.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpatrick is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan jabs Kilpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Kilpatrick looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan jabs at Kilpatrick's body.
Ryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan throws a low kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Jab by Ryan.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Kilpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ryan. Ryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Kilpatrick misses with a combination
and Ryan counters with a huge left! Kilpatrick is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ryan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kilpatrick from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ryan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Ryan!
A very excited looking Tom Ryan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes to the cage accompanied by Пересмотри. Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Griever.
Boykin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griever defends it nicely.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griever lands a really nice looking cross but Boykin seems unphased.
Boykin fails with the takedown.
Boykin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griever but Griever pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimentiy Boykin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griever connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Dimentiy Boykin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boykin looks for a takedown but Griever sprawls well.
Boykin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griever counters with a straight right hand.
Griever displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boykin.
Griever with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boykin misses with a takedown attempt - Griever sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boykin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Griever counters with a straight right hand.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Boykin collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zell Griever!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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