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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Jorgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgenson comes to the cage accompanied by Made You Look by Nas. St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Make Smash Ya Tap!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Jorgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
St Pierre takes a swing at Jorgenson's ribcage but misses.
Jorgenson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Pierre.
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jorgenson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Jorgenson!
Spencer Jorgenson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
George St Pierre was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm going back to the drawing board!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Vintage Vodka. Gunner State Jr. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vintage Vodka!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
State Jr. throws a wild body kick that Vodka sees coming a mile off.
State Jr. tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vodka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. State Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
State Jr. looking to land some kicks to the body here.
State Jr. pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Vodka.
Vodka blocks a jab.
A left lands for State Jr..
Vodka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
State Jr. looks to throw the jab but Vodka is out of range.
Vodka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunner State Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vodka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from State Jr. misses
and Vodka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
State Jr. looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
State Jr. throws a hook but Vodka avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State Jr. blocks a jab.
State Jr. is looking to clinch.
State Jr. throws a lazy body kick
and Vodka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vodka ducks under a wild hook from State Jr..
Vodka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State Jr..
State Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Vodka counters with a nice body shot.
Vodka slips under a jab.
Vodka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
State Jr. throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vodka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vodka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
State Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
State Jr. throws a hook to the side of Vodka's head but Vodka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vodka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits State Jr.s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
State Jr. has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vodka finds it's way round the side to connect with State Jr.'s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
State Jr. wants to clinch up but Vodka keeps it at a distance.
State Jr. misses with a two punch combination.
Vodka moves out of range as State Jr. strikes.
State Jr. misses with a right hand
and Vodka counters with a left and a right that stings State Jr..
State Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
State Jr. misses with a combination
and Vodka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vodka.
State Jr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vodka counters with an outside leg kick.
Vodka throws a nice inside leg kick.
State Jr. has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from State Jr. there as he acknowledges the shot.
State Jr. has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from State Jr. there as he acknowledges the shot.
State Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from State Jr. misses the target.
State Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Vodka moves away and avoids it.
Vodka lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
State Jr. throws a head kick that half lands.
Vodka misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka lands a jab to the nose.
Vodka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! State Jr. had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
State Jr. with a hook.
State Jr. throws a combination that misses
and Vodka counters with a nice uppercut.
State Jr. throws a head kick that misses
and Vodka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
State Jr. misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from State Jr..
Vodka's corner calls for a 1-2. Vodka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
State Jr. misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by State Jr. there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vodka scores with a jab to the jaw.
State Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Vodka should have avoided that one.
Vodka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from State Jr..
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
State Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
State Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily.
State Jr. lands an overhand right.
State Jr. misses with a few strikes there.
State Jr. takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
State Jr. throws a series of punches but Vodka moves out of range.
Vodka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vodka needs to keep his hands up - State Jr. had a free shot at his head there.
Vodka connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
State Jr. drops Vodka with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vodka! State Jr. dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner State Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunner State Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen The Roots-Game Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Po has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khanom Tom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Po avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice strike.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Po avoids it.
Po takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Khanom Tom scores with a push kick.
Khanom Tom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Po looks winded!
Khanom Tom motions for Po to come forward. Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Po moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanom Tom.
A solid body kick from Khanom Tom.
Some bone on bone action there as Po checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanom Tom can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom. That's going to slow Po down.
Khanom Tom lands with an uppercut that bounces Po off the cage and back into range.
Khanom Tom lands with a hook. Po tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po at a distance.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Po tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khanom Tom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the head.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Po down with leg kicks.
Po takes a kick to the side of the head.
Po is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
Po misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khanom Tom lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Po - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Khanom Tom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nai Khanom Tom!
Tong Po was interviewed post fight and said 'Well. The better man won so no excuses here. I'll be back . Better and stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Berserk connects with a nice looking jab.
Berserk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berserk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berserk scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Berserk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berserk moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Berserk avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Berserk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Berserk.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berserk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berserk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserk looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Berserk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Berserk moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Berserk moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Berserk moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with the left hand. Berserk knows he should have avoided that one.
Berserk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berserk!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Berserk slips under a jab.
Berserk blocks a head kick by Gracie.
A shot to the liver by Berserk. Beautiful body shot.
Berserk connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crunch! Berserk slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Berserk moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie cracks Berserk with a good jab.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk misses with a head kick.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Berserk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Berserk lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
Berserk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Berserk settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berserk misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Berserk.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Berserk throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berserk.
Nice uppercut lands for Berserk. That snapped Gracie's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berserk clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Berserk lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Berserk's head.
Berserk swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Berserk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berserk throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Berserk fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berserk tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Berserk 's knee.
Berserk 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.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thor Berserk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berserk lands a head shot.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Berserk jumps back.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Berserk misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berserk thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk scores with a hook.
Berserk tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Berserk's body. Berserk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Berserk is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Berserk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berserk throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Berserk misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries a body shot but Berserk blocks it.
Berserk lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Berserk.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Berserk pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berserk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berserk takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berserk.
A short uppercut from Berserk.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Berserk.
Berserk scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie gets through Berserk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berserk gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berserk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Berserk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berserk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berserk swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Berserk ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A good leg kick by Berserk.
Thor Berserk is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Berserk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a hook. Berserk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berserk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Berserk wants to clinch.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Berserk slips under a jab from Gracie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berserk - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk just misses with a punch to the body.
Berserk scoring well with a low kick there.
Berserk walks into a left hand.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Berserk thows a body shot but no joy.
Berserk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berserk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Berserk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Berserk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie feints and then cracks Berserk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berserk down.
Berserk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Berserk throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Berserk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Berserk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie tries a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berserk throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berserk 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.
Berserk takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a jab when Berserk was well out of range.
Berserk tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berserk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berserk.
Berserk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie checks a low kick from Berserk.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Berserk.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berserk's head.
Berserk throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Berserk takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Berserk misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berserk.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berserk.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Berserk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berserk jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Berserk.
Berserk 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.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Berserk backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Thor Berserk has been cut.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berserk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Berserk counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Berserk throws a body kick that misses.
Berserk throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berserk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berserk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Berserk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie 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.
Thor Berserk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berserk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berserk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berserk's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renato Gracie.
Well Berserk 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Berserk!
An out of breath Thor Berserk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thermandin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prelude 12 by Styx. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twelf Thermandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Lutsky.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lutsky - that will leave a mark!
Thermandin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thermandin takes a swing at Lutsky's ribcage but misses.
Lutsky swings for the body but Thermandin moves out of range.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Lutsky misses with a hook.
Thermandin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thermandin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lutsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Lutsky lands with a cross.
Thermandin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Thermandin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thermandin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lutsky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Thermandin moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lutsky looks to land a right hand but Thermandin moved out of range.
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Thermandin moves away and avoids it.
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thermandin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lutsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lutsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thermandin throws a front kick that sends Lutsky stumbling back into the cage.
Lutsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thermandin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thermandin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thermandin passes into half guard.
Thermandin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Thermandin connects with a nice short shot to Lutsky's temple.
Thermandin prevents Lutsky from improving his position.
Thermandin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lutsky defending well though.
Thermandin wants to pass the guard but Lutsky is defending well.
Thermandin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky wants to get back to full guard.
Thermandin trying to control the pace.
Lutsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thermandin trying to control from half guard but Lutsky is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Twelf Thermandin.
Nice shot by Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Lutsky misses
and Thermandin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lutsky's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thermandin.
Thermandin stands and throws Lutsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thermandin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lutsky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Lutsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thermandin trying to control the action but Lutsky is working from the bottom.
Thermandin 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsky is trying to buck Thermandin off.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thermandin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thermandin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thermandin lands a right hook to the body.
Lutsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thermandin. That did some damage!
Lutsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thermandin's head backwards.
Lutsky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thermandin back to the cage. Lutsky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lutsky avoids the head kick by Thermandin.
Thermandin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutsky is just out of range.
Thermandin takes a swing at Lutsky's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Lutsky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermandin. Lutsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsky scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lutsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lutsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thermandin misses with an uppercut
and Lutsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lutsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky 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.
Thermandin looks to land a body kick but Lutsky moved away.
Lutsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lutsky avoids a kick to the body.
Thermandin misses with a body shot.
Lutsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thermandin.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lutsky throws a low kick, looking for Thermandin's leg but Thermandin calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a front kick.
Thermandin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Thermandin moves away and avoids it.
Lutsky lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lutsky tried to score with a low kick but Thermandin checks it.
Lutsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Lutsky.
Lutsky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thermandin checks a leg kick.
Lutsky tries to land a front kick but Thermandin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thermandin lands a nice looking body kick.
Lutsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermandin's head.
A big right from Lutsky misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky misses with a hook. Thermandin ducked under it nicely.
Thermandin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lutsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lutsky throws a nice looking combination but Thermandin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lutsky throws a low kick but Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Thermandin moves out of range as Lutsky strikes.
Thermandin misses the shot to the body.
Lutsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lutsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Lutsky misses.
Crunch! Lutsky slams his shin into Thermandin's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thermandin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lutsky 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin trying to control from half guard but Lutsky is working away.
Lutsky is looking to control Thermandin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lutsky avoid being mounted?
Lutsky tries to kick Thermandin off but Thermandin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lutsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thermandin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thermandin slows the pace down in half guard.
Thermandin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Lutsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lutsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thermandin. Thermandin obviously looking to wear him down.
Lutsky misses with a wild body shot.
Thermandin misses with a series of wild punches.
Thermandin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thermandin.
Lutsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thermandin takes a step back to recover.
Thermandin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lutsky.
Thermandin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lutsky takes a swing at Thermandin's ribcage but misses.
Lutsky misses with a straight right.
A combination from Thermandin does no damage.
Lutsky throws the left hand but Thermandin avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin digs a good hook to Lutsky's body.
An inside leg kick from Lutsky misses.
Lutsky cracks Thermandin with a good jab.
Lutsky throws a body punch but Thermandin moves out of range.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lutsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lutsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thermandin checks a leg kick.
Lutsky throws a solid leg kick but Thermandin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lutsky.
Thermandin misses with a two punch combination.
Thermandin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick
and Lutsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thermandin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lutsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thermandin misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lutsky.
Lutsky lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin looks to land a body kick but Lutsky moved away.
Thermandin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutsky is just out of range.
Lutsky throws a jab when Thermandin was well out of range.
Lutsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thermandin in his tracks.
Lutsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thermandin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thermandin slips a jab from Lutsky.
Lutsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermandin moves away.
Lutsky takes a swing at Thermandin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lutsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lutsky missing with a left hand there. Thermandin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thermandin looks for the body kick but Lutsky saw that one coming.
Lutsky is looking to chop away at Thermandin's legs.
Thermandin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lutsky counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thermandin.
Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lutsky.
No joy there for Lutsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thermandin lands a body shot.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thermandin. That's going to slow Lutsky down.
Thermandin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin staying out of range there.
Thermandin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky blocks a head kick by Thermandin.
Lutsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thermandin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thermandin throws a push kick but Lutsky slaps the foot to one side.
Thermandin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutsky lands with a straight right. Thermandin didn't see that one coming.
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 head kick misses from Lutsky.
Lutsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thermandin slips a jab and a cross from Lutsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky moves away from the strike by Thermandin.
Some wild striking there from Lutsky.
Lutsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thermandin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonel Lutsky.
I think Lutsky 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leonel Lutsky!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonel Lutsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Milat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat connects with an inside leg kick.
Milat walks into a jab.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Milat.
Goodman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Milat.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Milat's shoulder, as Milat tries to avoid the shot.
Goodman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milat to the ground. Goodman is now in Milat's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milat told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Milat is trying to keep Goodman in close.
Goodman stops Milat from standing up.
Milat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Milat trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Milat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Goodman trying to control but Milat is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing that Goodman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Milat pulls Goodman in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands an overhand right.
White Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman thows a body kick. Milat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Milat throws a front kick that sends Goodman stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Milat's body.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milat. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goodman throws a low kick, looking for Milat's leg but Milat calmly moves out of range.
Milat scores with a head kick.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Milat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Milat moves away and avoids it.
Milat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Milat. No joy for Goodman on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat throws a right hand that misses
and Goodman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Milat cracks Goodman with a good jab.
Milat is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodman moves out of range as Milat strikes.
Milat delivers a nice body kick.
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 White Goodman 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.
Milat wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Milat moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Milat lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Milat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milat throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Milat throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milat's sensitive parts.
Goodman needs to keep his hands up - Milat had a free shot at his head there.
Milat moves away from the strike by Goodman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milat.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Goodman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman slips under a jab from Milat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milat takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Milat avoids a kick to the body.
Milat throws a lazy head kick
and Milat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milat wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Goodman is predictable there
and Milat counters with a body kick that stops Goodman in his tracks momentarily.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Goodman throws a sloppy body shot
and Milat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goodman's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman shoots for a double leg takedown but Milat sprawls well. He's pushed Goodman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goodman is looking to chop away at Milat's legs.
Milat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Milat scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goodman.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Milat.
Milat throws a series of strikes that have Goodman backpedaling.
Goodman is rocked!
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milat lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Goodman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goodman seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Look low, kick high! Milat uses the oldest trick in the book to send Goodman tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Milat is absolutely delighted - when Goodman wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Pavel Dubrov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Dubrov as he checks the leg kick.
Dubrov rushes Whales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whales tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dubrov is stalling here.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Whales blocks it.
Nice body punch from Dubrov - that landed with a thud.
Whales has Dubrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dubrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Whales as the two fighters clinch.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whales avoids the damage to the body.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whales avoids it.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whales's face.
It looks like Patrick Whales has been cut.
Whales tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing Whales back against the cage.
Whales gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov is adopting a defensive guard.
Whales seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dubrov's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whales in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whales is trying to control. Dubrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Whales wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Whales gets tackled into the cage by Dubrov. Dubrov maintains the clinch.
Dubrov prevents a body shot from Whales.
A head punch on the inside from Whales fails to land.
Dubrov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dubrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whales is defending well for now.
Whales managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
Dubrov tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Whales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whales has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Whales on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Dubrov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whales lands a shoulder strike.
Whales lands a body shot.
Whales has been working on his balance at Mugler Jiu Jitsu, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dubrov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dubrov can't find room to land a body shot as Whales controls the action.
Whales managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Whales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubrov's elbow.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov stalling in the clinch but Whales improves position.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
Dubrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Whales.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dubrov.
Dubrov avoids a kick to the body.
Whales defending well as Dubrov loads up on a big left hand.
Dubrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Dubrov dodges it nicely.
Whales content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Whales.
Dubrov 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.
Whales thows a huge punch but Dubrov dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whales sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dubrov defending well though.
Dubrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whales.
Whales trying to control from half guard but Dubrov is working away.
Whales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Whales wants to take a breather but Dubrov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Whales has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dubrov is trying to escape the mount.
Whales breaks from Dubrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whales scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dubrov?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dubrov tries to hold on but Whales pushes him away.
Dubrov is working to get back to half guard.
Whales landing shots from mount.
Dubrov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whales tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whales unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales looking to finish with strikes here!
Whales lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dubrov is squirming around, avoiding Whales's attempts to control the action.
Whales controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales looking to finish Dubrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubrov!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dubrov has Whales up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Whales.
Dubrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Whales gets an underhook and turns Dubrov into the cage.
Whales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
Whales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dubrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
Whales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales has Dubrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dubrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whales.
Whales lands a body shot.
Whales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whales blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales is trying to drag Dubrov to the mat but Dubrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov pushes Whales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whales is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubrov looking to stall.
Whales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dubrov stops a takedown attempt from Whales.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whales misses with some punches.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales goes for a takedown attempt but Dubrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whales punishes Dubrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Dubrov lands a head kick!
Dubrov has Whales up against the cage in a clinch.
Whales misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dubrov.
Dubrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whales tries to work over Dubrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Whales is blocking nicely.
Whales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whales.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whales avoids the damage to the body.
Whales tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing Whales back against the cage.
Whales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dubrov after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Whales - that landed with a thud.
Whales is leaning against Dubrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Whales can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales struggles to land a body shot inside as Dubrov controls his hands.
Whales tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Whales blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Whales.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov tries to throw a body punch but Whales avoids it by throwing Dubrov back against the cage.
Dubrov is pushing Whales up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dubrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Dubrov.
I think Dubrov 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pavel Dubrov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Dubrov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. France has chosen bring me to life as his entrance music. Darwin France will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for France. That snapped Papi's head back.
Papi wants to clinch
and France counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
France blocks a head kick by Papi.
France keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papi wants it to stay on the feet.
France stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and France wants it to stay on the feet.
France circles away from the clinch attempt.
France is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papi.
Papi tries to clinch up.
France throws a half hearted mid kick.
France throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi wants to clinch up but France keeps it at a distance.
Papi throws a looping overhand right but France ducks down to avoid it.
Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
France connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. France manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
France keeps the fight on the outside.
Papi doesn't manage to clinch there - France circles away.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi has managed to clinch.
Papi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
France throws a punch but it's blocked by Papi.
Papi breaks from the clinch.
Papi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
France working aggressively here.
Papi tries to work over France's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
France swings wildly with an uppercut but Papi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt France or not.
A hook to the body from Papi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi lands a hook that snaps the head of France backwards.
Papi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papi lands a shot to the body.
France is trying to force a seperation but Papi has the dominant position.
Papi is working for takedown but France is calmly controlling the position for now.
Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papi darts in trying to clinch
and France counters with a right hand to the body.
Papi wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Papi.
Papi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papi tries for a takedown but France manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
France wants to stall.
Papi scores with a hook to the body.
Papi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
France misses with a body punch
and Papi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Papi lands a jab to France's midsection.
France is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but France swivels and escapes.
Papi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
France ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papi moves away.
Papi connects with a body shot that sends France's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
France throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
France preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as France accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Papi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
France sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but France swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
France on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papi misses with a body shot.
France throws a head kick that misses.
France avoids the body shot from Papi.
France swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
France misses with a looping left.
Papi throws the kick towards the body but France avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from France misses the target.
Papi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as France sprawls well. France wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Papi gets slowly back to his feet.
Papi has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from France.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but France paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi tries to clinch but France moves out of range.
France throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi tries to clinch but France is having none of it.
Papi pushes France up against the cage in a clinch.
Papi has France pushed against the cage.
Papi breaks from the clinch.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papi throws a right and a left that France avoids nicely.
Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
France avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as France lands an impressive looking overhand right. Papi doesn't seem phased though.
Papi wants to clinch up but France keeps it at a distance.
Papi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France avoids the body shot from Papi.
Papi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. France quickly recovers to half guard.
France has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papi is nestled in close to France, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
France is pressing down on Papi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Papi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Papi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of France's head.
France looking for a triangle here. Papi is fighting it but it looks tight! France pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Papi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darwin France!
Darwin France is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Darwin France 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Socha saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Socha misses with a looping left.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Socha wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Socha throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Socha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Socha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Socha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Socha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Socha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Socha parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Socha to escape.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the action but Socha is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Socha being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Socha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Socha defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Johnson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Socha keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Johnson trying to work for an americana but Socha has managed to regain full guard.
Socha looking for a sweep. Not yet Socha, not yet.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Socha wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Socha regains half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Socha's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Socha wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Socha is able to avoid easily.
Johnson wants to slow Socha down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Socha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Socha tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Socha.
Socha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Socha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Socha controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Socha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Socha's head.
Socha is looking to improve his position.
Socha is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Socha manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Socha trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Socha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Socha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Socha has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Socha from controlling successfully.
Socha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling Socha's posture.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Socha from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karl Socha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Socha's guard.
Johnson advances to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Socha.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Socha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Socha parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Socha to escape.
Socha can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson 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.
Socha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Socha defends.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Socha defends.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Socha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Socha can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Socha to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Socha's head but Socha avoids it well.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Socha regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
Socha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. Socha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Socha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Socha defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Socha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Socha won't allow it.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Socha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Socha is looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Socha stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Socha!
Socha wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socha 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Socha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Socha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Socha sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Socha blocks it.
Socha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Socha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Socha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Socha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Socha cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Socha tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Socha improves position.
Socha prevents the takedown attempt.
Socha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Socha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Socha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Socha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Socha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Socha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Socha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Socha.
Johnson tries a body shot but Socha blocks it.
Socha throws a head punch that misses.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson cracks Socha with a nice body shot.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Socha's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Socha uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Socha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Luke Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson throws the left hand but Socha avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson shoots in but Socha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Socha's waist but Socha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Socha lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Socha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Socha enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Socha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Socha keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Socha, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Karl Socha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha is trying to get back to half guard.
Socha is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
Socha wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Socha is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Socha defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha tries to improve position but can't.
Socha is still trying to improve position.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Socha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson taking a break here but Socha is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha is trying to control but can't.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Socha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Socha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Socha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Luke Johnson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is LL CoolJ - Headsprung. A fine choice. Samson has chosen The Venture Brothers Opening Theme as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Samson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva slips under a jab from Samson.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva slips a straight right by Samson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Samson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Samson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samson.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Samson misses with a series of wild punches.
Samson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva misses with a low kick as Samson jumps back.
Samson lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Samson lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Samson takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samson.
Samson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Samson cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Samson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
Silva is rocked!
Silva leaves his chin hanging out and Samson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Silva crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Samson!
Brock Samson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Brock Samson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.
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