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FV #30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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282 lbs
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260 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters by clinching up.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freddy Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Steel blocking some punches.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel tries to break free but Petrov pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Petrov shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Freddy Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Petrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head.
Freddy Steel's cut is getting worse.
Steel wants to clinch.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov looking for a takedown.
Steel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
A right handed body shot lands from Steel.
Steel gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Steel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steel blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov looks winded!
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Petrov. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Steel.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel clinches with his opponent.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Freddy Steel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeez, Freddy Steel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Petrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Steel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freddy Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel can't break the clinch.
Freddy Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov scores with a head kick.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Petrov with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddy Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Petrov!
Vladimir Petrov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miller HighLife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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282 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Miller HighLife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from HighLife.
HighLife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
HighLife catches Rasputin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by HighLife's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
HighLife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasputin.
HighLife tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
HighLife jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
HighLife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rasputin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
HighLife lands a jab to the nose.
HighLife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
HighLife looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rasputin.
HighLife wants to clinch up but Rasputin keeps it at a distance.
Rasputin defending well as HighLife loads up on a big left hand.
HighLife avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin is looking to chop away at HighLife's legs.
Grigori Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by HighLife!
Rasputin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to keep at a distance but HighLife has taken the fight into the clinch.
HighLife swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
HighLife lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin trying to control the position but instead, HighLife has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rasputin into the cage.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin is trying to maintain a safe position but HighLife gets an underhook and turns Rasputin into the cage.
HighLife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin breaks from the clinch.
HighLife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Rasputin cracks HighLife with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from HighLife misses its intended target.
HighLife takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from HighLife.
Rasputin fakes the leg kick and cracks HighLife in the body.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on HighLife's shoulder, as HighLife tries to avoid the shot.
Rasputin blocks a jab.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HighLife was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
A big right from HighLife misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rasputin as HighLife shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miller HighLife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HighLife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller HighLife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
HighLife throws a leg kick but Rasputin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from HighLife.
HighLife connects with a right hand. Rasputin shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HighLife jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
HighLife slips a straight right by Rasputin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and HighLife counters with a shoot takedown. Rasputin fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing HighLife from controlling successfully.
Rasputin controlling HighLife's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miller HighLife dominated that round.
That's time! HighLife's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rasputin throws the left hand but HighLife avoids the punch easily.
Rasputin throws a right hand that HighLife ducks under and follows up with a left that HighLife also avoids with ease.
HighLife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
HighLife just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HighLife throws a good cross that connects.
HighLife ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rasputin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HighLife misses with a low kick.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but HighLife manages to avoid it.
HighLife fails with the takedown
and Rasputin counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Rasputin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
HighLife throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Rasputin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
HighLife is looking to slow Rasputin down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin swinging wildly here.
Rasputin lands with a straight right. HighLife didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
A jab from Rasputin misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rasputin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miller HighLife is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HighLife scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
HighLife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin slips a jab from HighLife.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HighLife connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Rasputin clobbers HighLife with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rasputin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
HighLife lands with a cross.
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
HighLife throws a lazy uppercut
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
HighLife clobbers Rasputin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HighLife cracks Rasputin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right followed by a crushing left from HighLife knocks Rasputin out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miller HighLife!
Miller HighLife thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Grigori Rasputin had this to say: 'Сукин сын!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester has chosen Carry on my wayward son as his entrance music. Sam Winchester is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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257 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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256 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Winchester swings widly with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a solid body kick.
Winchester misses with an uppercut
and Harrington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winchester's knee momentarily.
Winchester thows a body shot but no joy.
Winchester instigates a clinch.
Harrington has Winchester pressed against the cage, preventing Winchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winchester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winchester trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington is stalling here.
Winchester prevents Harrington from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Winchester.
A big left from Winchester misses.
Harrington staying out of range there.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester misses with a body shot.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winchester moves away.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
Harrington throws a body punch but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester checks a low kick from Harrington.
Winchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
Harrington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
We've been told by Harrington's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington swings for the body but Winchester moves out of range.
Harrington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winchester.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winchester, as that shot connected.
Harrington is rocked!
Winchester lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Harrington falls backwards - clearly groggy! Winchester dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Winchester!
A relieved looking Sam Winchester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. State of the Union by Rise Against kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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218 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Galt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Galt wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Galt sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Galt dodges it nicely.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson is nestled in close to Galt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Galt is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Galt keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anderson is thwarting Galt's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt wants to get back to full guard.
Galt trying to control but Anderson postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Galt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Galt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galt lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galt, right into the meat.
Austin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson is looking to slow Galt down with leg kicks.
Galt tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Galt with an uppercut!
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Galt misses with a body kick.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Galt ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Galt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Galt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Galt manages to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt is looking to improve his position.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is keen to just control but Galt is a slippery customer.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galt won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Galt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Galt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control but Galt is working from the bottom.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson cracks Galt with a solid left hand.
Galt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Galt is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Galt has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Galt is keeping the position.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galt has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Galt looking for a triangle here. Anderson is fighting it but it looks tight! Galt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Anderson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Galt!
A relieved looking John Galt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson is looking to clinch.
That kick from Watson tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomi throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gomi.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Watson wants to clinch.
Gomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomi 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.
Watson wants to clinch.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomi. That snapped Watson's head back.
Watson stuns Gomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomi misses the jab.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Gomi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson misses with a hook
so Gomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomi forces his way into half guard.
Gomi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watson is just riding it out for now. Gomi eventually gives up the hold.
Gomi throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a head shot. Watson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson trying to strike off his back.
Gomi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi works over Watson with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson needs to keep his hands up - Gomi had a free shot at his head there.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
A big left from Watson misses.
Gomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomi, as that shot connected.
Watson gets caught napping as Gomi dives in and scores a takedown. Watson manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson is pulling down on Gomi's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has momentary wrist control but Gomi slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomi won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson wants to hit a switch here but Gomi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Watson there!
Gomi lands a couple of good shots and Watson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gomi has the hooks in. Watson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Watson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gomi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Watson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson rolls, trying to escape but Gomi keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomi lands strikes to the head.
Watson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gomi's arms.
Watson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gomi looking for the RNC.
Watson trying to control the position but Gomi manages to sink in the hooks.
Gomi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Watson hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi cracks Watson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Watson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Watson is trying to break free.
Gomi not allowing Watson to control his hands.
Gomi has the hooks in. Watson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gomi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gomi working for a choke but Watson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi gets his hands free as Watson looks to control.
Watson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to control his opponent's hands but Gomi gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Gomi lands a shot to the body.
Gomi is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Gomi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gomi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
Watson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomi is adopting a defensive guard.
Watson trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson won't allow Gomi to sweep him here.
Gomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi scores with a body shot.
Watson tries to clinch
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi misses with a jab to the body
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi wants to stall.
Gomi lands an uppercut.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Gomi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watson prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Gomi.
Gomi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomi is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomi is looking for a kimura here.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomi to get the leverage.
John Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson is trying to control but Gomi manages to pass to mount!
Watson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Gomi cracks Watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gomi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gomi with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Gomi unloading with bombs!
Gomi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gomi looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Watson is rocked!
Gomi cracks Watson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Gomi!
A victorious Yoshiro Gomi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi comes to the cage accompanied by Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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32
220 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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36
220 lbs
34 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballestrazzi misses with a kick to the body
and Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballestrazzi thinking.
Ballestrazzi scores with a nice right hand.
Ballestrazzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballestrazzi is just out of range.
Bang takes a swing at Ballestrazzi's ribcage but misses.
Ballestrazzi misses with a right hand
and Bang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bang.
Ballestrazzi wants to clinch
and Bang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballestrazzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bang to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ballestrazzi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Ballestrazzi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boomerang!! in the buildup to the fight.
Bang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi moves into the clinch.
Bang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
Ballestrazzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Bang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballestrazzis head.
A nice left hand lands by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
Ballestrazzi misses with some punches.
Ballestrazzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi lands with a right to the head.
Bang is trying to maintain a safe position but Ballestrazzi gets an underhook and turns Bang into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang stops a takedown attempt from Ballestrazzi.
Bang pushes off an throws an elbow but Ballestrazzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ballestrazzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi blocking some punches.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang digs a good body shot into Ballestrazzi's ribs.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Ballestrazzi sizes up Bang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Ballestrazzi throws a combination that misses
and Bang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bang digs a good hook to Ballestrazzi's body.
Ballestrazzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballestrazzi throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Ballestrazzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bang circles away.
Bang stuns Ballestrazzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballestrazzi throws a leg kick
and Bang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ballestrazzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
Bang cracks Ballestrazzi with a good jab.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballestrazzi avoids the body shot from Bang.
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballestrazzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang throws a good cross that connects.
Bang lands a big head kick that sends Ballestrazzi tumbling to the mat! Bang takes a step backwards and waves Ballestrazzi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballestrazzi scores with a punch to the head.
Ballestrazzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballestrazzi blocks a jab.
Bang blocks a head kick by Ballestrazzi.
Bang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang lands with an overhand left.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballestrazzi misses with a wild body shot.
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballestrazzi.
Bang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ballestrazzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Ballestrazzi moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook.
Ballestrazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballestrazzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi walks into a jab.
Ballestrazzi with a hook.
Bang throws a shot from downtown. Ballestrazzi moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Bang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
That's time! Ballestrazzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ballestrazzi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bang's head.
Ballestrazzi misses the jab.
Ballestrazzi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks.
A head kick by Ballestrazzi misses
and Bang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ballestrazzi at a distance.
A head kick from Ballestrazzi lands but Bang takes it in his stride.
Bang swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballestrazzi.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballestrazzi moves away.
Bang lands with a hook. Ballestrazzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballestrazzi walks into a straight right hand from Bang.
Bang lands a jab to the nose.
Ballestrazzi is rocked!
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ballestrazzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang scores with a sloppy right hand. Ballestrazzi should have avoided that one.
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang scores with a shot to the body.
Ballestrazzi moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballestrazzi tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Bang.
Oh Ballestrazzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballestrazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballestrazzi lands with a right hand.
Ballestrazzi is looking to clinch.
Bang thumps Ballestrazzi with a low kick.
Ballestrazzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bang Bang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinícius Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalcante's entrance music is Entrance. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinícius Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cavalcante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Cavalcante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cavalcante throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalcante. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cavalcante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
The crowd cheers as Cavalcante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norton doesn't seem phased though.
Norton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cavalcante lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalcante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalcante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norton. Norton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cavalcante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante scores with a shot to the body.
Cavalcante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavalcante connects with an inside leg kick.
Cavalcante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cavalcante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norton is out of range and Cavalcante settles back down.
Cavalcante tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Cavalcante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cavalcante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norton's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton blocks a jab.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
and Cavalcante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cavalcante!
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cavalcante connects with a looping right hand.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cavalcante.
Cavalcante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Cavalcante lands but Norton takes it in his stride.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavalcante scores with a leg kick.
Cavalcante misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cavalcante to score with a decent uppercut.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cavalcante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cavalcante.
A big right from Cavalcante misses.
Cavalcante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Cavalcante lands with a hook. Norton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Cavalcante misses.
Norton walks into a left hand.
Cavalcante sizes up Norton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton 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.
Cavalcante connects with a looping right hand.
Cavalcante misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Cavalcante connects with a leg kick. Norton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cavalcante looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Cavalcante lands with an overhand left.
Cavalcante connects with a single shot there.
Cavalcante lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cavalcante misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinícius Cavalcante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Norton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cavalcante scores with the left hand. Norton knows he should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Norton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cavalcante has got the better of the exchanges.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norton avoids the body shot from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton defending well as Cavalcante loads up on a big left hand.
Cavalcante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Norton lands a left and a right that send Cavalcante crashing to the mat, dazed. Norton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vinícius Cavalcante has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalcante misses with a head kick.
Cavalcante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Cavalcante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Cavalcante feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
Cavalcante with a jab.
Cavalcante throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cavalcante throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cavalcante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cavalcante throws a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Norton slips under a jab from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante jabs Norton right on the nose. Norton blinks but takes it well.
Cavalcante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Cavalcante there.
Norton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Cavalcante connects with the perfect overhand right and Norton falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cavalcante!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinícius Cavalcante!
A very excited looking Vinícius Cavalcante made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mk Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen comes to the cage accompanied by Theme tune to islam. Ultra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Bad - Satriani. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mk Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ultra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Ultra circles away.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ultra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
von Richthofen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ultra throws a leg kick but von Richthofen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ultra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Richthofen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
von Richthofen drops his hands momentarily and Ultra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
von Richthofen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ultra is trying to control but can't.
Ultra wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ultra wants to get back to his feet.
von Richthofen trying to control the action but Ultra is working from the bottom.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. von Richthofen lands a nice short elbow.
Ultra is staying active underneath von Richthofen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
von Richthofen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ultra wants to get back to his feet.
Ultra is concentrating on defense, preventing von Richthofen from advancing position.
Ultra is looking to escape.
Ultra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ultra.
von Richthofen trying to control but Ultra is working from the bottom.
Ultra wants to sweep here but von Richthofen controlling him for the moment.
von Richthofen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ultra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ultra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ultra has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but von Richthofen has passed into side control.
Ultra tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Ultra tries to buck von Richthofen off but von Richthofen is having none of it.
von Richthofen taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra is trying to buck von Richthofen off.
von Richthofen wants to control but Ultra is keeping him busy.
Ultra is trying to buck von Richthofen off.
Ultra can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
von Richthofen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ultra moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra scores with a three punch combo!
von Richthofen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
von Richthofen controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Richthofen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ultra keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ultra stops von Richthofen from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ultra is looking to reverse the position.
Ultra is pushing von Richthofen's head away, looking to escape. von Richthofen manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on von Richthofen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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 Manfred von Richthofen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ultra thows a body shot but no joy.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot.
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Richthofen manages to avoid it.
Ultra punishes von Richthofen's body with a nice straight punch.
von Richthofen clinches up against the cage.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra gets underhooks to prevent von Richthofen's takedown attempt.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
von Richthofen blocks a body shot from Ultra.
von Richthofen tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen is working for takedown but Ultra is calmly controlling the position for now.
von Richthofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultra prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but von Richthofen avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
von Richthofen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manfred von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ultra prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Ultra scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen lands a shot to the body.
Ultra tries to throw a body punch but von Richthofen avoids it by throwing Ultra back against the cage.
Ultra swings wildly with an uppercut but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
Ultra is trying to break free.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Richthofen's elbow.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
von Richthofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultra lands a shot to the body.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Ultra lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ultra as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ultra lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ultra working aggressively here.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra lands a hook that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
Ultra stops a takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
A body shot lands from Ultra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
von Richthofen wants to take the fight to the mat but Ultra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen has picked Ultra up - he's going for a ride! von Richthofen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ultra manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. von Richthofen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
von Richthofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultra lands an uppercut.
Ultra lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ultra.
Ultra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
Ultra prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands an uppercut.
von Richthofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
von Richthofen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
von Richthofen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ultra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ultra stops a takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
Ultra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Richthofen or not.
Ultra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra breaks the clinch.
Ultra avoids the body shot from von Richthofen.
Ultra swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen.
Nice body punch from Ultra.
Ultra misses the shot to the body.
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Richthofen manages to avoid it.
von Richthofen tries to score with a low kick but Ultra moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
von Richthofen just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as von Richthofen checks a leg kick.
Mk Ultra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ultra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Richthofen.
Ultra misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ultra scores with a jab to the body.
Mk Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ultra.
von Richthofen misses with a takedown attempt - Ultra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
von Richthofen takes a swing at Ultra's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen tries to clinch up but Ultra circles away and keeps his distance.
von Richthofen moves out of range of the body kick from Ultra.
Ultra cracks von Richthofen with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mk Ultra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
von Richthofen ducks under a wild hook from Ultra.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Richthofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Ultra scores with a kick to the body.
Ultra misses with a low kick.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ultra lands a nice shot to the body.
Ultra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ultra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ultra stuns von Richthofen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
von Richthofen slips under a jab from Ultra.
von Richthofen tries to clinch but Ultra moves away
and Ultra counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Richthofen manages to avoid it.
Ultra throws a wild body kick that von Richthofen sees coming a mile off.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Richthofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Richthofen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ultra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
von Richthofen misses with an uppercut. Ultra saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen closes the distance and clinches.
Ultra blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ultra blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Ultra lands a body shot.
Ultra lands a left hand that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen tries for a takedown but Ultra manages to get underhooks.
von Richthofen takes a shot to the head.
von Richthofen tries to score a body lock takedown but Ultra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ultra tries to circle away but von Richthofen has him pinned against the cage.
Ultra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
von Richthofen can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manfred von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ultra.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ultra lands with a short shot to the head.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Ultra controls the action.
Ultra pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down von Richthofen.
Ultra lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
von Richthofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Ultra lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ultra.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
Ultra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
von Richthofen is rocked!
Ultra lands a body punch.
Oh von Richthofen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Ultra.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ultra.
Ultra unloads with a big right hand that wobbles von Richthofen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ultra is unloading with more strikes now! von Richthofen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mk Ultra!
Mk Ultra decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Manfred von Richthofen spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine- DMX. Graves has chosen Alvarez as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Barksdale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Graves misses.
Barksdale missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Graves slips a straight right by Barksdale.
Graves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barksdale.
Barksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barksdale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Graves moves out of range as Barksdale throws a body kick.
A big right from Graves misses.
A jab from Graves misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barksdale to score with a decent uppercut.
Graves tries to land a front kick but Barksdale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Graves.
Barksdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barksdale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Graves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barksdale thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Some bone on bone action there as Graves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Barksdale throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barksdale, as that shot connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves thuds his right hand into Barksdale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barksdale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves 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.
Barksdale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Graves throws a body kick that misses.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Barksdale is out of range.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves moves away from the strike by Barksdale.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Barksdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barksdale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Barksdale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barksdale stalling in the clinch.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Barksdale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale stalling against the cage.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Barksdale misses with the head strike.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barksdale slowing the pace effectively.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Barksdale.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale scores with a nice right hand.
Doug Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barksdale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barksdale throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Barksdale trying to control from half guard but Graves is working away.
Barksdale thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Barksdale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barksdale throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Graves tries to get to full guard but Barksdale has control of the leg.
Barksdale misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Barksdale is working Graves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Barksdale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graves trying to control the position.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves controlling the position.
Barksdale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barksdale postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barksdale is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barksdale passes Graves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barksdale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Barksdale is proving a slippery customer.
Graves trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barksdale 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.
Barksdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Barksdale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barksdale looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barksdale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is pulling down on Graves's head to control his posture.
Jermaine Barksdale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barksdale's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barksdale working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barksdale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barksdale misses with a hook
and Graves makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barksdale really felt that one!
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Barksdale digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves avoids the body shot from Barksdale.
Graves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Graves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graves. Barksdale shrugs it off though.
A jab lands there for Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Barksdale's head back.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Barksdale lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Barksdale clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barksdale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Graves.
Graves tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Barksdale lands a nice uppercut.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Barksdale's head.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barksdale misses with the head strike.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves lands a body punch.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
Barksdale stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Barksdale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barksdale on the inside.
Barksdale leaning his opponent against the cage.
Graves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Barksdale on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale takes a shot to the head.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barksdale is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barksdale has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Barksdale.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
Graves is rocked!
Barksdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves blocking some punches.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Barksdale stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
That has opened up Doug Graves's cut even more.
Barksdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale cracks Graves with a hook to the temple - Graves is on wobbly legs here! Barksdale swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Graves falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barksdale wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jermaine Barksdale!
Jermaine Barksdale retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jermaine Barksdale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis is looking to clinch.
Sabonis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sabonis jabs Ali Baba Mohammed right on the nose. Ali Baba Mohammed blinks but takes it well.
Ali Baba Mohammed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sabonis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali Baba Mohammed .
Sabonis cracks Ali Baba Mohammed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabonis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed stuns Sabonis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good shot there by Ali Baba Mohammed .
Sabonis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sabonis throws a front kick aimed at Ali Baba Mohammed 's knee but Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it well.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a body punch
and Sabonis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali Baba Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed motions for Sabonis to come forward. Ali Baba Mohammed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis avoids the head kick by Ali Baba Mohammed .
Sabonis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed is out of range and Sabonis settles back down.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabonis.
Sabonis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali Baba Mohammed cracks a nice hook into Sabonis's ribs.
Sabonis checks a leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabonis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali Baba Mohammed checks a low kick from Sabonis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali Baba Mohammed .
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Ali Baba Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sabonis is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis throws a body punch but Ali Baba Mohammed moves out of range.
Sabonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali Baba Mohammed missing with a left hand there. Sabonis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabonis thuds a left hand into Ali Baba Mohammed 's body.
Ali Baba Mohammed slips under a jab.
Ali Baba Mohammed scores with a spinning back kick!
Sabonis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed works Sabonis's body with a nice hook.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabonis moves away from the strike by Ali Baba Mohammed .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a body kick that misses.
Ali Baba Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabonis moves away.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a swing at Sabonis's ribcage but misses.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a head kick but Sabonis moves out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Sabonis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabonis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali Baba Mohammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ali Baba Mohammed or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabonis, which made it look bad.
Ali Baba Mohammed is breathing heavily.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali Baba Mohammed shoots in for a double leg but Sabonis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis misses with a few strikes there.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to clinch.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabonis staying out of range there.
Sabonis throws a push kick but Ali Baba Mohammed slaps the foot to one side.
Sabonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabonis. That's going to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down.
Sabonis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis scores with the left hand. Ali Baba Mohammed knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed has been cut.
Ali Baba Mohammed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sabonis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ali Baba Mohammed dives in and grabs Sabonis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sabonis pushes down on Ali Baba Mohammed 's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabonis lands with a shot to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed misses with a head kick.
Good work by Ali Baba Mohammed as he checks the leg kick.
Sabonis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali Baba Mohammed cracks Sabonis with a good jab.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabonis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ali Baba Mohammed is looking to chop away at Sabonis's legs.
Sabonis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali Baba Mohammed .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabonis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali Baba Mohammed on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabonis feints and then cracks Ali Baba Mohammed 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down.
Sabonis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sabonis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sabonis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis connects with a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali Baba Mohammed is looking to wear down Sabonis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabonis lands a big uppercut and Ali Baba Mohammed crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ali Baba Mohammed looks OK. Sabonis waves Ali Baba Mohammed back to his feet!
Ali Baba Mohammed is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali Baba Mohammed 's calf.
Sabonis sends Ali Baba Mohammed crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sabonis is motioning to the referee to let Ali Baba Mohammed up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Ali Baba Mohammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabonis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali Baba Mohammed seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sabonis.
Sabonis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali Baba Mohammed 's sensitive parts.
Ali Baba Mohammed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arvydas Sabonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali Baba Mohammed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabonis can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis thuds his right hand into Ali Baba Mohammed 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sabonis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabonis throws a good cross that connects.
Sabonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sabonis, as that shot connected.
That kick from Sabonis tenderised Ali Baba Mohammed 's leg. Ali Baba Mohammed is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ali Baba Mohammed might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sabonis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ali Baba Mohammed sprawling to the canvas! Ali Baba Mohammed rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sabonis finish him?!
Sabonis lands a nice hook to Ali Baba Mohammed 's body. Ali Baba Mohammed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sabonis cracks Ali Baba Mohammed with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ali Baba Mohammed looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sabonis finish him?
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabonis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali Baba Mohammed . That did some damage!
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to keep at a distance but Sabonis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabonis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabonis takes a swing at Ali Baba Mohammed 's ribcage but misses.
Ali Baba Mohammed drops his hands momentarily and Sabonis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali Baba Mohammed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabonis lands with a nice body punch.
Ali Baba Mohammed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis misses with a wild body shot.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to work over Sabonis's front leg with a kick but Sabonis checks it.
Ali Baba Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabonis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sabonis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali Baba Mohammed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabonis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Sabonis.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sabonis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabonis, right into the meat.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sabonis connects with a leg kick. Ali Baba Mohammed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabonis punishes Ali Baba Mohammed 's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabonis tried to score with a low kick but Ali Baba Mohammed checks it.
Sabonis tries to land a leg kick but Ali Baba Mohammed saw it coming and moves away.
Sabonis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sabonis throws a front kick that sends Ali Baba Mohammed stumbling back into the cage.
Sabonis scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali Baba Mohammed should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali Baba Mohammed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sabonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali Baba Mohammed . That did some damage!
Sabonis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ali Baba Mohammed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ali Baba Mohammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabonis.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws an overhand right that lands on Sabonis's shoulder, as Sabonis tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabonis lands a big head kick that sends Ali Baba Mohammed tumbling to the mat! Sabonis takes a step backwards and waves Ali Baba Mohammed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sabonis feints and then cracks Ali Baba Mohammed 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali Baba Mohammed down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed checks a leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sabonis comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ali Baba Mohammed falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ali Baba Mohammed was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arvydas Sabonis!
Arvydas Sabonis is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Arvydas Sabonis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed stepped up to the mic, saying 'AAAHHHHH FUCK!! '.
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