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Ascension: Comeback PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Shawcross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Yep. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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181 lbs
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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seb Shawcross!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shawcross.
Tyler moves into range and clinches up with Shawcross.
We've been hearing reports that Tyler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shawcross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shawcross defends it easily.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shawcross defends it easily.
Shawcross trying to move into half guard but instead Tyler has managed to sweep!
Shawcross is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler 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.
Shawcross wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyler with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawcross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Tyler postures up in Shawcross's guard and throws a big left but Shawcross blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shawcross seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shawcross wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler forces his way into half guard.
Shawcross trying to hold on to Tyler's head to control him but Tyler postures up.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shawcross defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler prevents Shawcross from improving his position.
Shawcross is trying to maintain the position but Tyler is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shawcross works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shawcross is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shawcross is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross pulls Tyler in close to prevent any damage.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Shawcross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shawcross pulls Tyler in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyler from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shawcross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler postures up in Shawcross's guard and throws a big left but Shawcross blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler postures up in Shawcross's guard and throws a big left but Shawcross blocks it.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyler thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler throws a shot from downtown. Shawcross moves away and avoids it.
Tyler gets a double leg takedown into Shawcross's guard.
Jake Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shawcross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyler.
Tyler working over Shawcross with some ground and pound. Shawcross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shawcross taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shawcross is trying to get back to full guard.
Shawcross is trying to maintain the position but Tyler is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shawcross regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shawcross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Shawcross is retaining full guard.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shawcross is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler is working Shawcross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shawcross working a defensive guard here.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shawcross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler postures up.
Tyler is working Shawcross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler advances to half guard.
Tyler misses with a head shot. Shawcross uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler 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.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shawcross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Shawcross keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Tyler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shawcross pulls Tyler in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Shawcross blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler passes into half guard.
Tyler is working for a kimura but Shawcross is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shawcross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shawcross parries the strikes from Tyler easily there. Tyler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shawcross to escape.
Tyler tries for a kimura but Shawcross is defending well.
Shawcross is trying to control Tyler's posture but Tyler avoids it.
Shawcross is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler working the body and head with strikes.
Tyler cracks Shawcross with a big elbow.
Shawcross tries to improve position but can't.
Tyler looking to control but instead Shawcross has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Shawcross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyler.
Shawcross wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy.
Tyler prevents Shawcross from improving his position.
Tyler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shawcross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyler.
Tyler lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shawcross defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler drops an elbow to the side of Shawcross's head.
Jake Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler is trying to control. Shawcross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyler is trying to control the action in half guard but Shawcross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shawcross is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tyler is keen to just control but Shawcross is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shawcross is looking for a sweep. Tyler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Tyler.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shawcross throws a hook but Tyler blocks it.
Seb Shawcross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shawcross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shawcross connects with a body shot.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shawcross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seb Shawcross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawcross misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tyler!
Post fight, Jake Tyler took to the microphone: 'No more Chasing Ricardo Gracie, I beat him and history will see that, he had his chance to fight me and he ducked for years since. I don't want to beat him up anymore, he is scared. Let's win this TWGC and some other Title's '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven comes to the cage accompanied by People of the sun - R.A.T.M.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Denke's choice of entrance music: Runnin With The Devil. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Duijnhoven blocks a head kick by Denke.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a lunging right hand
and Denke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Denke is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Duijnhoven has wrist control.
Van Duijnhoven looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Duijnhoven, not yet.
Denke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Duijnhoven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denke is one step ahead there.
Denke trying to control but Van Duijnhoven is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Denke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Denke clinches.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Duijnhoven backwards.
Denke manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Duijnhoven. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a looping left.
Denke throws a leg kick but Van Duijnhoven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Van Duijnhoven moves away and avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Duijnhoven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Denke walks into a jab.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a shot to the body
and Denke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Duijnhoven checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Van Duijnhoven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denke doesn't seem phased though.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Duijnhoven's waist but Van Duijnhoven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denke off to one side.
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!
Van Duijnhoven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Duijnhoven lands a jab to Denke's midsection.
Van Duijnhoven misses with the body kick
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a body shot.
Van Duijnhoven works the jab nicely.
Van Duijnhoven tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
Van Duijnhoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Nice defenses there by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Denke blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven moves forwards but Denke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Duijnhoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Van Duijnhoven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Duijnhoven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Van Duijnhoven's shoulder, as Van Duijnhoven tries to avoid the shot.
Denke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Duijnhoven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Duijnhoven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that misses.
Denke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Duijnhoven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Duijnhoven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denke's head.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Van Duijnhoven is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Van Duijnhoven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Denke. Beautiful body shot.
Van Duijnhoven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Duijnhoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a lunging right hand
and Denke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Duijnhoven tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Duijnhoven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Duijnhoven's waist but Van Duijnhoven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denke off to one side.
Van Duijnhoven slips under a jab from Denke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven dominated that round.
That's time! Van Duijnhoven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Denke misses with a looping right.
Van Duijnhoven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Duijnhoven tests Denke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke swings for the body but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range.
Van Duijnhoven tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Van Duijnhoven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denke is in close to Van Duijnhoven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Duijnhoven keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karl Denke.
Van Duijnhoven works over Denke's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Duijnhoven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denke at a distance.
Denke slips a jab from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven misses with an uppercut
and Denke makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Duijnhoven really felt that one!
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Van Duijnhoven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Duijnhoven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Duijnhoven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven is winning the standup battle so far.
Denke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a head kick.
Van Duijnhoven loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Denke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Duijnhoven sprawls well initially but Denke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Denke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control from the bottom.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Duijnhoven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denke.
Denke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van Duijnhoven tries to get to full guard but Denke has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke trying to control from half guard but Van Duijnhoven is working away.
Van Duijnhoven is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Duijnhoven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke 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 Van Duijnhoven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Duijnhoven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denke checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Van Duijnhoven 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.
Van Duijnhoven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke connects with a crisp jab.
Denke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Duijnhoven throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Duijnhoven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Van Duijnhoven misses its intended target.
Van Duijnhoven throws a shot from downtown. Denke moves away and avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the head kick by Denke.
Denke has managed to clinch.
Denke can't get the takedown.
Van Duijnhoven has Denke pushed against the cage.
Denke blocks an elbow strike.
Van Duijnhoven lands an elbow just above Denke 's eye.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Van Duijnhoven breaks from the clinch.
Denke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Duijnhoven tries to avoid it but Denke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Duijnhoven to the ground. Van Duijnhoven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Duijnhoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Duijnhoven checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Denke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Duijnhoven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denke thuds his right hand into Van Duijnhoven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Duijnhoven swivels and escapes.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Denke.
Van Duijnhoven misses the shot to the body.
Van Duijnhoven throws a front kick that sends Denke stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven checks the leg kick.
Denke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to reverse the position.
Denke wants to control for a moment but Van Duijnhoven uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Denke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Denke wants to advance to full mount but Van Duijnhoven doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Denke wants to control from the top but Van Duijnhoven keeps moving.
Denke stopping the sweep attempt from Van Duijnhoven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denke stopping the sweep attempt from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Duijnhoven 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control the position.
Van Duijnhoven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denke is one step ahead there.
Van Duijnhoven trying to keep a closed guard but Denke is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilco Van Duijnhoven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Duijnhoven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denke showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Duijnhoven wants to get back to his feet.
Denke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Denke content to control rather than advance.
Van Duijnhoven is looking for a sweep. Denke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Denke.
I think Denke 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Denke!
After winning the bout, Karl Denke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West feat Chief Keef, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Big Sean - I Don't Like. Coltrane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bleed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coltrane misses the shot to the body.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coltrane looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coltrane.
Nelson throws a hook but Coltrane blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Coltrane scores with a hook.
Coltrane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coltrane.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Coltrane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coltrane misses the shot to the body.
Coltrane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coltrane under the eye.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Coltrane moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Coltrane finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Coltrane's body. Coltrane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coltrane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Coltrane misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coltrane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coltrane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control but Coltrane is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coltrane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Coltrane is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson postures up in Coltrane's guard and throws a big left but Coltrane blocks it.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson is pressing down on Coltrane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coltrane is holding on for now.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coltrane's head.
Coltrane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coltrane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coltrane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson is really stuck here.
Nelson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Coltrane misses with a straight left.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coltrane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coltrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coltrane.
Coltrane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coltrane moves into the clinch.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Coltrane, against the cage.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coltrane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
A short left from Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Byron Nelson has been cut.
Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson is really struggling to control Coltrane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Coltrane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coltrane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Coltrane is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byron Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Coltrane.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Coltrane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Coltrane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Coltrane moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byron Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Coltrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coltrane checks a low kick from Nelson.
Coltrane throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Coltrane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coltrane is trying to get back to half guard.
Coltrane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coltrane is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Coltrane is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson just content to control the position.
Coltrane is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Byron Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Nelson crashes against the mat.
Nelson working the ground and pound but Coltrane is defending the strikes.
Coltrane being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working the ground and pound from side control.
Nelson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Coltrane can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane is not content to let Nelson control the position.
The strikes coming from Nelson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coltrane is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Rosco P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Coltrane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Nelson!
Byron Nelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesnev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Vesnev misses with a wild body shot.
Vesnev loads up on a big right hand but Sibelius slips the punch.
Vesnev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Vesnev.
Vesnev stuffs the takedown attempt from Sibelius. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet.
Vesnev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vesnev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vesnev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Sibelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Vesnev. Vesnev gets slowly back to his feet.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Vesnev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Vesnev shoots in and drives through. Sibelius sprawls well.
Vesnev slips a straight right by Sibelius.
No joy there for Sibelius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius takes a swing at Vesnev's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Vesnev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius looks to land a left hand but Vesnev moved out of range nicely.
Vesnev slips under a jab from Sibelius.
Sibelius looks to throw the jab but Vesnev is out of range.
Vesnev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vesnev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sibelius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vesnev dodges the punch combination from Sibelius.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius checks a low kick from Vesnev.
Sibelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vesnev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sibelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius avoids a kick to the body.
Vesnev takes a swing at Sibelius's ribcage but misses.
Vesnev with a jab.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vesnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesnev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Sibelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vesnev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vesnev tries a low kick but Sibelius avoids it.
Vesnev pushes Sibelius up against the cage in a clinch.
Vesnev cracks Sibelius with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesnev.
Vesnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vesnev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vesnev walks into a straight right hand from Sibelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev stuns Sibelius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vesnev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vesnev avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vesnev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius scores with a hook.
Vesnev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sibelius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vesnev counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sibelius tries to bench press Vesnev off him but Vesnev keeps the position.
Vesnev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sibelius is looking to regain half guard here but Vesnev keeps moving and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sibelius sneaks back into half guard.
Sibelius is looking to improve his position.
Vesnev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sibelius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sibelius gets full guard.
Sibelius wants to hit a switch here but Vesnev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sibelius there!
Sibelius is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vesnev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sibelius looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yury Vesnev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sibelius throws a lazy right hand but Vesnev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sibelius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vesnev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vesnev goes for a takedown attempt but Sibelius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesnev is just out of range.
Vesnev misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
Vesnev's corner calls for a 1-2. Vesnev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Sibelius misses.
Vesnev thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Vesnev.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesnev manages to avoid it.
Vesnev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sibelius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vesnev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sibelius doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev thumps Sibelius with a low kick.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vesnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Vesnev moved out of range.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sibelius missing with a left hand there. Vesnev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yury Vesnev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesnev walks into a stiff left hand from Sibelius.
Vesnev tries a low kick but Sibelius avoids it.
The fighters circling - Vesnev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Vesnev coming out on top.
Vesnev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sibelius on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a hook to the side of Sibelius's head but Sibelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Vesnev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vesnev.
Sibelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vesnev.
Sibelius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sibelius is in Vesnev's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sibelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Vesnev is retaining full guard.
Sibelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Vesnev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sibelius!
Vesnev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sibelius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev lands a big shot there that rocks Sibelius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sibelius wants to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Sibelius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vesnev looking to finish Sibelius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sibelius!
Vesnev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sibelius is rocked!
Sibelius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sibelius is looking for a sweep. Vesnev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sibelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vesnev.
Sibelius gets full guard.
Vesnev wants to pass the guard but Sibelius is keeping the position.
Sibelius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yury Vesnev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vesnev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vesnev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sibelius can't keep his opponent in guard - Vesnev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vesnev passes to full mount!
Vesnev with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Sibelius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Vesnev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vesnev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vesnev avoids the attempt from Sibelius to control.
Sibelius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Vesnev.
Sibelius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sibelius showed some decent athleticism there.
Sibelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Vesnev is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev has hold of Sibelius's hands but Sibelius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vesnev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vesnev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sibelius drops an elbow to the side of Vesnev'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!
Vesnev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Vesnev won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vesnev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vesnev is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sibelius trying to move into half guard but instead Vesnev has managed to sweep!
Sibelius wants to control but Vesnev passes easily into half guard.
Sibelius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to sweep but no luck.
Sibelius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vesnev postures up in Sibelius's guard and throws a big left but Sibelius blocks it.
Vesnev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vesnev postures up.
Sibelius working for submissions but it's allowed Vesnev to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sibelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vesnev trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
Sibelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vesnev is one step ahead there.
Jean Sibelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vesnev with a nice head shot there.
Vesnev tries to free his leg and advance position but Sibelius is retaining full guard.
Sibelius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sibelius thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesnev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sibelius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesnev 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
An out of breath Yury Vesnev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad to The Bone . 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
It looks like Melekh David has been cut.
David connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David misses with a head kick.
David scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt wants to improve his position but David is controlling well.
Hunt trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.
Hunt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but David pulls his head out easily.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but David scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt wants to improve his position but David is controlling well.
David is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
David stalling.
David is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David trying to mount his opponent but Hunt defends it.
Hunt is looking to control David's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
David landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt is looking to control David's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Hunt looking for submissions off his back.
David wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
David takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
David lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
David trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
David is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
David unloading with bombs!
David trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to hold on but David postures up.
Hunt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt is trying to control the position but David postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is looking for a triangle but David pushes his legs off easily.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
David slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melekh David will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melekh David's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
David keeps the fight on the outside.
David looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and David counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
Hunt is not content to let David control the position.
David working the body and head with strikes.
David working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as David sits in half guard.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back.
David prevents Hunt from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
David frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands a big elbow.
Hunt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
David tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Hunt looking for a guillotine here but David defends easily.
Hunt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
David preventing the sweep.
David distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
David wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
David postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
David wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
David has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hunt to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! David is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hunt pulls down on the head and he's put David to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Microscopic Hunt!
An out of breath Microscopic Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Jeezy - Foul Play. Tunjic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by More then a Feeling. Gary Player has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Tunjic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tunjic blocks a low kick nicely.
Tunjic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Player is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Player bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. Tunjic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tunjic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Player's head.
Tunjic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tunjic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Player.
Tunjic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big head kick from Player and Tunjic is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Tunjic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player landing some decent shots from guard.
Tunjic is still in real trouble! Can Player finish him?
Tunjic 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.
Tunjic seems to have recovered his senses.
Player slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Player wants to control from the top but Tunjic keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player scoring with some ground and pound.
Player content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Player preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player landing some decent shots from guard.
Player throws a big elbow that misses.
Player trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunjic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tunjic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player wants to control but Tunjic is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player keeping control of the position.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Player wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tunjic throws a hook to the side of Player's head but Player sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tunjic scores with a body shot.
Tunjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Player manages to avoid it.
Player moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Player cracks Tunjic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gary Player is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunjic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Player.
Tunjic works Player's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Player.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunjic scores with a jab to the body.
Player lands a right hook to the body.
Tunjic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Player moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Tunjic.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
Player definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tunjic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Player misses.
Player misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Player fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tunjic checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player scores with a jab. Tunjic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tunjic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Player rather than just go for the knockout.
Tunjic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Player at a distance.
Tunjic works Player's body with a nice hook.
Ivan Tunjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunjic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Player's head.
Player feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tunjics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tunjic misses with a wild body shot.
Tunjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Player's head.
Player is looking to chop away at Tunjic's legs.
Tunjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tunjic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Player throws out the jab.
Player throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Player throws out a leg kick but Tunjic moves out of range and Player only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Player misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tunjic checks a leg kick.
Tunjic misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Player moves out of range of the leg kick from Tunjic.
Tunjic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tunjic tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player scores with a nice right hand.
Player has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Player tries to move into range but Tunjic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gary Player is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunjic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Player.
Player bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tunjic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Player.
Player gets tackled into the cage by Tunjic. Tunjic maintains the clinch.
Player blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunjic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunjic looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
A jab from Tunjic finds it's way through Player's defenses.
Player takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tunjic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Tunjic.
Player listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Player gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tunjic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunjic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Players jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Player is looking to score with low kicks.
Player feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tunjic's calf.
Player tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunjic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Player takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tunjic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunjic takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Tunjic thuds his right hand into Player's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tunjic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player throws a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Tunjic. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Player.
Tunjic closes the distance and clinches.
Player scores with a nice hook to the head.
Player keeps control of Tunjic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Player has Tunjic pressed against the cage, preventing Tunjic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Player.
A short uppercut from Tunjic.
Tunjic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Player blocks a body shot from Tunjic.
Player swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunjic.
Player tries a body shot but Tunjic blocks it.
Tunjic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunjic effectively controlling the action here.
Tunjic blocks an uppercut.
Player lands with a light punch inside.
Tunjic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tunjic fails to land.
Tunjic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Player or not.
Tunjic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Player is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Player lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tunjic.
Tunjic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Player lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Player fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Player.
A short uppercut from Player.
Player is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tunjic is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player misses with a punch to the body.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Player working aggressively here.
Player doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Player lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tunjic backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Player throws a head punch that misses.
Tunjic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Player tries to work over Tunjic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tunjic misses with a body punch.
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 Gary Player will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tunjic darts in looking for a takedown but Player gets double underhooks and turns Tunjic into the cage.
Player taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tunjic.
Tunjic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Player or not.
Tunjic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Player's elbow.
Tunjic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tunjic struggles to land a body shot inside as Player controls his hands.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tunjic.
A frustrated look appears on Tunjic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Player working aggressively here.
Tunjic tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Tunjic back against the cage.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunjic.
Player misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tunjic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunjic trying to stall but Player improves his position.
Player misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Player misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tunjic breaks from the clinch.
Tunjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Player's head.
Tunjic throws a low kick but Player avoids it.
Player lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Tunjic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tunjic checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tunjic finds it's target.
Player scores with the left hand. Tunjic knows he should have avoided that one.
Tunjic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Tunjic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivan Tunjic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tunjic is looking to clinch.
Tunjic swings for the body but Player moves out of range.
Tunjic throws a shot from downtown. Player moves away and avoids it.
Player throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Tunjic blocks the low kick.
Player looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tunjic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tunjic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Player feints and then cracks Tunjic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tunjic down.
Tunjic thuds a left hand into Player's body.
Player throws a leg kick but Tunjic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tunjic blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic blocks a jab.
Tunjic cracks the inside of Player's front leg.
Tunjic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Player avoids it really well and circles away.
Gary Player has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tunjic.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Tunjic. That snapped Player's head back.
A jab from Player does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Player there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunjic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Player lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Player lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player moves out of range of the strikes.
Tunjic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Player.
Tunjic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player drops Tunjic with a big left hand! Tunjic is injured, injured bad! Player jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Player!
Our winner, Gary Player, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeynalabdinov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saku. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeynalabdinov misses with a looping left.
Zeynalabdinov moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Zeynalabdinov scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zeynalabdinov's coach down at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zeynalabdinov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeynalabdinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Sato throws a head kick but Zeynalabdinov moves out of range.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeynalabdinov moves away.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Zeynalabdinov moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zeynalabdinov throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sato.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown but Sato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sato thuds his right hand into Zeynalabdinov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zeynalabdinov as he avoids it easily.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeynalabdinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sato misses.
Zeynalabdinov looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Zeynalabdinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zeynalabdinov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zeynalabdinov throws a strike but Sato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a triangle but Sato pushes his legs off easily.
Zeynalabdinov working for a triangle but Sato defends it easily.
Zeynalabdinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato advances to half guard.
Sato wants to pass to mount but Zeynalabdinov is defending the position.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeynalabdinov tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to pass the guard but Zeynalabdinov defending well.
Sato lands with a punch from half guard.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Sato is keeping busy.
Sato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zeynalabdinov is staying active underneath Sato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zeynalabdinov wants to get back to full guard.
Zeynalabdinov won't allow Sato to pass to mount.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Sato is looking for a kimura but Zeynalabdinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sato to get the leverage.
Sato 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zeynalabdinov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato trying to control but Zeynalabdinov is working from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sato is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zeynalabdinov working a defensive guard but Sato passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throwing shots but Zeynalabdinov is blocking nicely.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sato tries to sprawl but Zeynalabdinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Zeynalabdinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zeynalabdinov connects with a nice short shot to Sato's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeynalabdinov lands a nice short elbow.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Zeynalabdinov thows a huge punch but Sato dodges it nicely.
Sato wants to improve his position but Zeynalabdinov is controlling well.
Sato is in trouble now - Zeynalabdinov has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Zeynalabdinov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sato looks a forlorn figure.
Katsuro Sato's cut is getting worse.
Sato tries to reverse the position but Zeynalabdinov maintains control.
Zeynalabdinov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Katsuro Sato's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Katsuro Sato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
Seyran Zeynalabdinov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu comes to the cage accompanied by The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. Tao has chosen Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jie Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Liu 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.
Tao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Tao sees coming a mile off.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu thumps Tao with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liu's head.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Tao.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu throws a push kick but Tao slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Tao takes one to the chin there.
Liu avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao slips under a jab from Liu.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao thows a leg kick but Liu checks it
and Liu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tao!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao wants to get back to his feet but Liu drags him back down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Liu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tao is avoiding damage well.
Liu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Liu scoring with punches and elbows.
Tao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Liu is trying to move to mount but Tao reverses beautifully and ends up in Liu's guard.
Liu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tao manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu trying to control but Tao is working from the bottom.
Tao 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.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu looking to sit in guard and control but Tao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tao is one step ahead there.
Liu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao stands and steps away. Liu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Liu throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tao circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao jabs at Liu's body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Liu dodges the punch combination from Tao.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 Jie Liu 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.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Tao down.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu throws a series of punches but Tao moves out of range.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tao wants it to stay on the feet.
Liu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Liu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
Tao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao 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.
A left lands for Tao.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liu takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao tries to bum rush Liu with a series of wild strikes but Liu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liu.
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!
Liu won't allow Tao to get back to his feet.
Liu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Tao has wrist control.
Tao wants to sweep here but Liu controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tao wants to stand up but Liu is controlling him.
Tao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tao wants to sweep but no luck.
Tao keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
Liu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao is trying to control the position but Liu postures up.
Liu won't allow Tao to get back to his feet.
Liu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liu slips nicely into half guard.
Liu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tao is just riding it out for now. Liu eventually gives up the hold.
Liu wants to control but Tao is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu slows the pace down in half guard.
Liu trying to control from half guard but Tao is working away.
Liu wants to pass to mount but Tao is defending the position.
Tao 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.
Tao wants to improve his position but Liu is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu winds up and cracks Tao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liu throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tao throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Tao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liu rather than just go for the knockout.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a leg kick but Tao checks it.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Tao misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Tao cracks the inside of Liu's front leg.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Tao throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liu blocks a jab.
Tao slaps away a takedown attempt from Liu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Liu jabs Tao right on the nose. Tao blinks but takes it well.
Yin Tao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Tao's knee but Tao avoids it well.
Tao staying out of range there.
Tao thumps Liu with a low kick.
Tao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao throws a body kick that misses
and Liu counters with a single leg into guard. Tao didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao is looking to stand back up but Liu counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tao.
Liu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Liu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Liu.
Jie Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Tao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tao is pressing down on Liu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liu looking to pass the guard.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tao looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jie Liu just wasn't active enough.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Tao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jie Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liu, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jie Liu!
A victorious Jie Liu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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245 lbs
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27 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punani has managed to clinch.
Anderton breaks from the clinch.
Punani scores with a kick to the midsection.
Punani lands a front kick.
Punani misses with a leg kick.
Anderton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punani ducks under a wild hook from Anderton.
Punani throws a push kick but Anderton slaps the foot to one side.
Punani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg 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!
Punani fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderton in the body.
Punani connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
A head kick misses from Punani.
Anderton lands a head kick!
Punani throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Punani moves out of range as Anderton throws a body kick.
Jamie Anderton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Punani.
That kick from Anderton tenderised Punani's leg. Punani is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Punani misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Punani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderton.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderton moves away.
Punani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Punani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Punani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punani misses with a looping right.
Punani lands with a hook. Anderton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton misses with a body kick.
Harry Punani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
Punani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Punani thumps Anderton with a low kick.
Punani lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punani. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Punani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punani lands a leg kick that knocks Anderton off balance momentarily.
Anderton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Punani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Punani.
Anderton slips under a jab from Punani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton takes a swing at Punani's ribcage but misses.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Punani throws a front kick aimed at Anderton's knee but Anderton avoids it well.
Anderton tries to land a front kick but Punani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Punani throws a leg kick that misses.
Punani throws a jab when Anderton was well out of range.
Punani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderton counters with a solid body kick.
Punani lands a head kick. Anderton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Jamie Anderton's cut even more.
Punani throws a body punch but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Punani is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Anderton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Anderton slams his shin into Punani's torso.
Punani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Punani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderton delivers a nice body kick.
Anderton throws a leg kick but Punani moved away.
Punani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punani. That did some damage!
Anderton throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punani's head.
Anderton lands a leg kick that knocks Punani off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Anderton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Anderton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderton scores with a punch to the head.
Punani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderton throws out a leg kick but Punani moves out of range and Anderton only half commits.
Punani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton misses with a head kick.
Punani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punani gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Punani's knee momentarily.
Punani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Punani.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderton lands with a good body shot.
Anderton misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Punani blocks the leg kick.
Punani sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderton slaps away a takedown attempt from Punani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderton throws a leg kick which misses Punani's front leg but catches the back leg as Punani tries to avoid it.
Anderton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderton with a hook.
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 slapping body kick lands there for Anderton.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punani moves away.
Anderton swats away the attempt to clinch by Punani.
Anderton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punani was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Anderton throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Punani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punani swings for the body but Anderton moves out of range.
Punani cracks a nice hook into Anderton's ribs.
Anderton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderton connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderton scores with a push kick.
Punani moves out of range of the body kick from Anderton.
Punani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punani's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Punani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderton - the referee stops the clock and Punani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderton. Punani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jamie Anderton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderton delivers a nice body kick.
Anderton lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderton connects with a solid leg kick.
Punani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Punani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whack! Anderton lands a heavy head kick that drops Punani. The ref tackles Anderton to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Punani was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jamie Anderton!
Jamie Anderton gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Bickle 's belly button to the back.
Bickle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bickle 's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bickle .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie won't allow Bickle to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Bickle is keeping the position.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Bickle pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Bickle throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Bickle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bickle 's head backwards.
Bickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Bickle fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle working a defensive guard here.
Bickle has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Travis Bickle just wasn't active enough.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses
and Bickle counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Bickle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie works Bickle 's body with a nice hook.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Bickle .
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bickle will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bickle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie prevents Bickle from getting the reversal.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bickle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Bickle has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bickle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Bickle tries to break free.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Bickle pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bickle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to control the position but Bickle frees himself and scrambles - Gracie manages to regain control in side control.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Bickle blocks the move with his legs.
Bickle is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bickle pulls his head out easily.
Bickle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bickle is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Bickle , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bickle passes into side control, despite Gracie's attempt to control the position.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bickle gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle .
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle .
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Bickle throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Bickle 's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bickle , as that shot connected.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle .
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Bickle lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Bickle cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bickle won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Bickle 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bickle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bickle tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie cracks Bickle with a big right hand but Bickle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bickle 's legs.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bickle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Bickle 's head but Bickle avoids it well.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Bickle 's head but Bickle avoids it well.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bickle wants to control the action here but instead Gracie manages to pass to full mount!
Bickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Bickle tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie looking to control but Bickle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bickle pinned against the cage. Bickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bickle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bickle 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie stuns Bickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie cracks Bickle with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lunges at Bickle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bickle 's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle .
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bickle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Bickle misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Bickle catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Bickle 's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Bickle misses.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
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!
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bickle doesn't seem bothered though.
Bickle gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bickle .
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bickle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hold on but Bickle pushes him away.
Bickle stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
Bickle misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that fourth 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!
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Bickle 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.
Gracie cracks Bickle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bickle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Bickle didn't see that one coming.
Bickle closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bickle .
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bickle pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Bickle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Bickle preventing the sweep.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bickle postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Bickle wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Bickle defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Bickle 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bickle works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Bickle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bickle has Gracie in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Gracie 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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