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NGF 153 Kalashnikov v I. Brown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incan Bulb (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Incan Bulb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldi shoots for a takedown but Bulb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haldi checks a leg kick.
Haldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haldi misses with a takedown attempt - Bulb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, jab by Bulb - just one landing.
Haldi throws out a loose jab but Bulb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haldi throws an off balance right hand
and Bulb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haldi thinking.
Bulb throws a head kick that Haldi semi-blocks.
Haldi tries to clinch but Bulb is having none of it.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Bulb pushes him off.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haldi moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bulb.
Haldi misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb cracks the inside of Haldi's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Bulb throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi shoots in but Bulb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bulb tries to avoid it but Haldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bulb to the ground. Bulb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haldi darts in and clinches Bulb up against the cage.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.
Bulb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bulb.
Bulb misses with a body punch.
Haldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulb scores with a shot to the side of Haldi's head.
Haldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haldi blocking some punches.
Haldi lands a nice knee to the body.
Haldi prevents a body shot from Bulb.
Bulb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulb breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haldi is able to avoid easily.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb lands with a shot to the body.
Incan Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Bulb as Haldi shoots in.
Haldi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bulb is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bulb pushes Haldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Haldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulb avoiding damage as Haldi throws knees to the body.
Bulb is trying to force a seperation but Haldi has the dominant position.
Haldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bulb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haldi.
Haldi leaning against his opponent.
Haldi wants to stall.
Bulb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bulb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Haldi tries a body shot but Bulb blocks it.
Bulb can't find room to land a body shot as Haldi controls the action.
Haldi presses Bulb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haldi working Bulb over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Haldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haldi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bulb pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haldi lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi throws an overhand right that lands on Bulb's shoulder, as Bulb tries to avoid the shot.
Haldi throws a head kick but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haldi scores with a head kick. Bulb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulb throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bulb catches Haldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haldi checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Bulb as Haldi shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bulb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bulb tries to move into range but Haldi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Efriam Haldi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Haldi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bulb tests Haldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulb throws a front kick that sends Haldi stumbling back into the cage.
Bulb lands a jab to the head.
Haldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulb is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
An inside leg kick from Haldi misses.
Bulb blocks a head kick by Haldi.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulb ducks right into an uppercut from Haldi.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi shoots in and drives through. Bulb sprawls well.
Bulb checks a low kick from Haldi.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Bulb moves out of range easily.
Haldi tries to clinch there but Bulb circles away.
Haldi throws a jab when Bulb was well out of range.
Haldi avoids the body shot from Bulb.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulb.
Haldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulb.
Haldi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bulb swings wildly with an uppercut but Haldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haldi tries to score a body lock takedown but Bulb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haldi prevents a body shot from Bulb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bulb blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Bulb on the inside.
Haldi tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Haldi back against the cage.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
Haldi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bulb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haldi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haldi misses with a hook. Bulb ducked under it nicely.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Haldi's head but Haldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulb delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Haldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulb.
Bulb misses with a low kick.
Bulb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haldi throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Haldi.
Haldi misses with a leg kick.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Bulb pushes him off.
Haldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulb swats away the attempt to clinch by Haldi.
Haldi throws a head kick that misses.
Bulb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Haldi misses.
Bulb keeps Haldi at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haldi staying out of range there.
Haldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haldi throws a head kick but Bulb moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bulb - that will leave a mark!
Bulb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Haldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haldi's head backwards.
Haldi walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Haldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incan Bulb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Haldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulb swings for the body but Haldi moves out of range.
Haldi has a takedown stuffed.
Bulb wants to slow Haldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Haldi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Incan Bulb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haldi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haldi is pressing down on Bulb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bulb is holding on for now.
Bulb is refusing to be controlled, as Haldi sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb tries to get to full guard but Haldi has control of the leg.
Haldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bulb is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bulb regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulb working a defensive guard here.
Haldi being controlled here momentarily.
Haldi wants to pass the guard but Bulb is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haldi is looking to improve his position.
Bulb missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bulb seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haldi tries to get to full guard but Bulb has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb wants to take a breather but Haldi is having none of it.
Bulb stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Haldi to get to his feet.
Bulb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haldi under the eye.
Bulb slaps away a takedown attempt from Haldi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulb sprawls well. Bulb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haldi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bulb tries a body shot but Haldi blocks it.
A short right from Bulb on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Haldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bulb blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Bulb.
Bulb breaks the clinch.
Bulb connects with a jab.
Bulb lands with a hook. Haldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bulb throws a low kick, looking for Haldi's leg but Haldi calmly moves out of range.
Haldi tries a low kick but Bulb avoids it.
Haldi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Haldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi shoots in but Bulb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bulb sizes up Haldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Incan Bulb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bulb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incan Bulb!
Incan Bulb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Imanari tries a low kick but Symons avoids it.
Imanari looks to score with a jab to the body but Symons is just out of range.
Imanari has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Symons.
Imanari throws a jab when Symons was well out of range.
Imanari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Imanari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Imanari tries to bum rush Symons with a series of wild strikes but Symons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Symons looks to throw the jab but Imanari is out of range.
Symons 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.
Symons looks to throw the jab but Imanari is out of range.
Jab, jab by Imanari - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Imanari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Imanari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons slaps away a takedown attempt from Imanari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symons checks a leg kick.
A big right from Symons misses.
Good exchange - Symons coming out on top.
Imanari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Symons throws a series of punches but Imanari moves out of range.
Nice shot by Symons.
Symons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Symons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Symons pushes Imanari up against the cage in a clinch.
Imanari stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Symons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Symons fails to land.
Symons looking to stall.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Imanari.
Symons working aggressively here.
Imanari is trying to pull guard but Symons has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Symons.
Good body shot from Symons.
Imanari wants to take the fight to the mat but Symons manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Imanari trying to control the position but instead, Symons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imanari into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Symons tries a body shot but Imanari blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Symons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imanari's corner calls for a 1-2. Imanari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Imanari moves away from the strike by Symons.
Imanari throws a right hand that misses
and Symons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Imanari's guard.
Symons is looking to work some ground and pound but Imanari has wrist control.
Symons stopping the sweep attempt from Imanari.
Imanari being controlled here, momentarily.
Imanari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Imanari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Imanari is trying to keep Symons in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imanari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Symons passes Imanari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari looking for submissions off his back.
Imanari is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Imanari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Imanari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Symons. That did some damage!
Imanari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Symons throws out the jab.
Imanari misses with a wild body shot.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imanari.
Symons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Imanari to the mat! Imanari manages to get full guard.
Symons wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
Symons preventing the sweep.
Symons wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
Imanari looking for a sweep. Not yet Imanari, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Symons trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Symons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imanari has an active guard here but Symons has managed to pass into half guard.
Imanari wants to control but Symons is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Symons with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Imanari tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Imanari actively working from the bottom here.
Symons controlling the pace.
Imanari looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Symons pulls his head out easily.
Symons content to control rather than advance.
Imanari wants to control but Symons is keeping busy.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Imanari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons controlling the pace.
Imanari is looking for a sweep. Symons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Imanari is working hard here to advance position.
Symons is looking to take a break and control but Imanari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Symons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Symons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Imanari keeps working.
Graeme Symons has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Imanari needs to keep his hands up - Symons had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Imanari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Symons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imanari slips under a jab.
Imanari thuds his shin into the meat of Symons's side.
Symons moves into the clinch.
Imanari wants a takedown.
Symons tries to throw a body punch but Imanari avoids it by throwing Symons back against the cage.
Symons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imanari gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Symons trying to control here.
Symons tries to get to full guard but Imanari has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons is trying is best to control the position here.
Symons is looking for a sweep. Imanari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Imanari is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Symons is just riding it out for now. Imanari eventually gives up the hold.
Symons is refusing to be controlled, as Imanari sits in half guard.
Imanari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to work for an arm triangle but Symons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Imanari trying to mount his opponent but Symons defends it.
Imanari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Symons sees it coming and defends easily.
Symons is controlling Imanari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Imanari is looking to take a break and control but Symons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons is controlling Imanari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Imanari throwing shots but Symons is blocking nicely.
Symons wants to get back to full guard.
Yoshihiro Imanari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari trying to control from Symons's half guard. Symons has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Symons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Symons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons trying to control from half guard but Imanari is working away.
Graeme Symons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imanari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Imanari is trying to control the position but Symons postures up.
Imanari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Symons working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imanari wants to improve his position but instead Symons has moved into half guard.
Imanari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshihiro Imanari.
I think Symons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Symons!
An out of breath Graeme Symons thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho comes into the arena with Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Victorio's choice of entrance music: Nightingale - The Glory Days. 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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204 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio is looking to clinch but Mustacho is avoiding it.
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Victorio avoids it.
Victorio moves forwards but Mustacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Victorio misses with a takedown attempt
and Mustacho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victorio won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Victorio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mustacho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Victorio is avoiding damage well.
Mustacho works to advance to full mount. Victorio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Victorio's face.
Victorio working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustacho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorio?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mustacho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Victorio is surviving well by controlling Mustacho's body position as best he can.
Mustacho unloads with some shots from mount but Victorio bucks and avoids them well.
Victorio is trying to escape the mount.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho postures up.
Mustacho lands with some strikes.
Mustacho with shots to the head and body - Victorio looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Victorio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho with shots to the head and body - Victorio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustacho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorio?
Victorio is rocked!
Mustacho prevents Victorio from getting the reversal.
Victorio is still in real trouble! Can Mustacho finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Victorio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mustacho working for a guillotine from mount but Victorio is in no mood to give up.
Victorio seems to have recovered his senses.
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho pushes him away.
Victorio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Victorio holds of for dear life.
The referee warns Victorio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mustacho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Victorio hang on?
Victorio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mustacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Victorio is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Victorio defends well.
Victorio distracts Mustacho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Victorio wants to get up but he can't break Mustacho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
Mustacho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mustacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustacho is on top in guard.
Victorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustacho is trying to control but can't.
Victorio seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho is looking for a sweep. Victorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mustacho wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mustacho throws a front kick that sends Victorio stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
Victorio throws a wild body kick that Mustacho sees coming a mile off.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Victorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victorio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Victorio tries to stand but Mustacho is controlling his head.
Victorio gets to mount! Mustacho was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mustacho looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Victorio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mustacho has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho breaks Victorio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mustacho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustacho looking to pass the guard.
Mustacho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Victorio's guard.
Victorio trying to control but Mustacho postures up.
Victorio tries to kick Mustacho off in order to stand up. Mustacho Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mustacho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Victorio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mustacho connects with a decent elbow.
Mustacho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Victorio prevents Mustacho from moving into mount.
Mustacho working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho throws an elbow but Victorio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mustacho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Victorio is trying to control Mustacho's posture but Mustacho avoids it.
Mustacho moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho unloading with bombs!
Mustacho punching from mount but Victorio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Victorio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Victorio tries to roll over but Mustacho keeps him under control.
Rogerio Mustacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustacho trying to control the action but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio is trying to stand.
Victorio has his hands clasped together around Mustacho's back. He's all about the action.
Mustacho uses his free foot to push down on Victorio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a couple of good shots and Victorio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Victorio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Victorio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Victorio tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mustacho manages to move to mount!
Victorio taking shots to the head.
Mustacho looking to finish Victorio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Victorio!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio tries to hold on but Mustacho pushes him away.
Mustacho looking to control but Victorio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mustacho landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Mustacho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Victorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victorio tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victorio to score with a decent uppercut.
Mustacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mustacho is looking to improve his position.
Victorio is trying to control the action in half guard but Mustacho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mustacho is trying to maintain the position but Victorio is very close to passing his half guard.
Mustacho is pressing down on Victorio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Victorio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustacho is retaining full guard.
Mustacho is striking but Victorio is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mustacho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mustacho wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy.
Victorio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mustacho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets back to full guard.
Mustacho wants to improve his position but instead Victorio has moved into half guard.
Rogerio Mustacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victorio is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustacho trying to hold on to Victorio's head to control him but Victorio postures up.
Mustacho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustacho sees it coming and defends easily.
Victorio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tommy Victorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustacho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mustacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Mustacho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mustacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Victorio doesn't seem bothered though.
Victorio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victorio showed some decent athleticism there.
Victorio tries to stand and escape but Mustacho is controlling the position.
Victorio lands strikes from half guard.
Mustacho 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mustacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustacho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Mustacho!
A relieved looking Rogerio Mustacho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magaba comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Davies has chosen Wars Of Islam as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
158 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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29
149 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Magaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davies.
Davies misses with a left hand
and Magaba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magaba.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magaba or perhaps it was just good defense by Davies, which made it look bad.
Davies closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magaba did well to prevent Davies getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Davies is trying to control. Magaba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davies wants to pass to mount but Magaba is defending the position.
Davies prevents Magaba from improving his position.
Davies is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies uses his free foot to push down on Magaba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Magaba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magaba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Magaba gets back to half guard.
Magaba is looking for a sweep. Davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magaba is not content to let Davies control the position.
Magaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magaba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davies preventing the sweep.
Davies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magaba wants to sweep here but Davies controlling him for the moment.
Davies trying to control but Magaba is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magaba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magaba preventing the sweep.
Magaba forces his way into half guard.
Magaba is looking for a kimura but Davies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magaba to get the leverage.
Davies gets back to full guard.
Magaba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Magaba has Davies in his guard.
Davies won't allow Magaba to sweep him here.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Magaba blocks nicely.
Magaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba looking for a sweep. Not yet Magaba, not yet.
Magaba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davies is aware though and is defending well.
Davies stopping the sweep attempt from Magaba.
Magaba keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Magaba working a defensive guard here.
Magaba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Davies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magaba passes Davies's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davies tries to roll over but Magaba keeps him under control.
Magaba trying to mount his opponent but Davies defends it.
Magaba is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magaba pushes down on Davies's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magaba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davies knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Magaba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Mookie Magaba will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magaba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Magaba tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Magaba.
Magaba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davies rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Magaba's guard! Nice work there by Davies!
Davies wants to control from the top but Magaba keeps moving.
Magaba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Davies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magaba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davies is trying to control the position but Magaba postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Magaba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davies trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magaba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magaba wants to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Magaba is looking to improve his position but Davies isn't that keen on the idea.
Magaba regains half guard.
Magaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davies moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Magaba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davies slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davies preventing the sweep.
Davies scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magaba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magaba trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies preventing the sweep.
Magaba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Davies is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magaba won't allow Davies to pass to mount.
Davies is trying to work for a kimura but Magaba is defending well.
Magaba tries to roll over but Davies keeps him under control.
Davies works his way into side control.
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Magaba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies working away.
Magaba is trying to get back to half guard.
Davies passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magaba!
Magaba working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magaba is working hard here to advance position.
Davies wants to finish this one by submission but Magaba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davies.
Davies is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magaba is surviving well by controlling Davies's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magaba regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mookie Magaba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magaba works over Davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magaba's hands.
Davies throws a head kick but Magaba moves out of range.
Davies throws a poor cross that misses
and Magaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Magaba.
A jab from Magaba does it's job there.
Davies connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Magaba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Magaba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davies cracks Magaba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magaba looks up at the clock. Bad move! Davies lands a right hand from hell, dropping Magaba. Davies pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Davies!
Davis Davies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 lbs
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187 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Oh walks into a left hand.
Oh tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Roofer lands a jab.
Oh lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh 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.
Oh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roofer throws out the jab.
Oh punishes Roofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roofer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh lunges at Roofer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roofer's hand.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roofer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh dips to his left and cracks Roofer with an uppercut!
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
A slow jab from Roofer misses its intended target.
Oh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Roofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Roofer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roofer tries to keep at a distance but Oh has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roofer tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Roofer back against the cage.
Roofer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh lands with a right to the head.
Roofer misses with some punches.
Roofer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oh.
Oh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh tries to break free but Roofer pushes him back against the cage.
Roofer misses with some punches.
Roofer pushes Oh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh misses with some punches.
Oh works on Roofer's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh misses with the head strike.
Oh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roofer's elbow.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Roofer.
Roofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roofer works on Oh's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Oh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Oh.
Oh is working Roofer over against the cage.
Roofer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Oh.
Oh throws a body kick that misses.
Roofer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Roofer misses.
Roofer misses with an uppercut. Oh saw that one coming.
Oh connects with a looping right hand.
Oh checks a low kick from Roofer.
Roofer thows a body kick. Oh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oh.
Oh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Roofer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Roofer misses the target.
Roofer throws out a leg kick but Oh moves out of range and Roofer only half commits.
Oh misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oh.
Dongmin Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer throws a body punch but Oh moves out of range.
Oh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body kick from Oh.
Roofer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oh can pounce on him.
Oh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roofer manages to avoid it.
Roofer throws the left hand but Oh avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oh.
Roofer scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Oh takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roofer misses the body punch
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer'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.
Oh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roofer. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Oh. Beautiful body shot.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roofer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oh.
Roofer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oh is able to avoid easily.
Oh connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roofer rather than just go for the knockout.
Oh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh misses with a straight left.
Roofer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer throws a leg kick
and Oh counters with a low kick, right behind Roofer 's knee.
That kick from Oh tenderised Roofer's leg. Roofer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh thuds his right hand into Roofer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Oh.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Roofer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roofer checks a low kick from Oh.
Roofer throws a body punch but Oh moves out of range.
Roofer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh misses with a straight left.
Roofer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ben Roofer's cut is getting worse.
Oh misses with a looping left.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Oh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Oh does it's job there.
Roofer avoids a kick to the body.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Roofer slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a leg kick but Roofer checks it.
Roofer checks the leg kick.
Oh walks into a stiff left hand from Roofer.
Dongmin Oh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick from Roofer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danga de danga de dang - Oh scores with a four punch combination!
Roofer tries a low kick but Oh avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roofer - that will leave a mark!
Roofer delivers a nice body kick.
Oh scores with a shot to the body.
Oh lands a slapping body shot.
Roofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roofer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh throws the left hand but Roofer avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roofer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roofer throws a leg kick
and Oh counters with a good low kick that Roofer was not able to check.
Roofer throws a body kick that misses
and Oh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roofer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roofer scrambles back to his feet.
Ben Roofer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roofer cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
Roofer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Roofer misses.
Oh lands with a good body shot.
Roofer thows a leg kick but Oh checks it
and Oh counters with a solid body kick.
Roofer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick and Roofer moves out of range easily.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
Roofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh avoids the head kick by Roofer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roofer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roofer.
Roofer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh lands with a straight right. Roofer didn't see that one coming.
Oh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roofer's sensitive parts.
Oh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Roofer.
Oh thows a body kick. Roofer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roofer is out of range and Oh settles back down.
Oh misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer'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. This is the final round!
Oh misses with a wild combination.
Oh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roofer misses with a low kick as Oh jumps back.
Roofer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Oh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oh.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roofer tries to work over Oh's front leg with a kick but Oh checks it.
Oh looks to throw the jab but Roofer is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roofer.
Oh connects with a right hand. Roofer shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Oh looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roofer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roofer looks to land a left hand but Oh moved out of range nicely.
Oh scores with a kick to the body.
Oh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roofer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh connects with a body shot.
Oh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer throws a wild body kick that Oh sees coming a mile off.
Oh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ben Roofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer misses with a low kick.
Roofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Roofer is predictable there
and Oh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roofer.
Roofer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roofer doesn't seem bothered though.
Roofer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oh punishes Roofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh moves away from the strike by Roofer.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roofer will feel that in the morning.
Roofer misses with an uppercut. Oh saw that one coming.
Oh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roofer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh lands a head kick. Roofer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roofer throws a leg kick
and Oh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roofer's knee momentarily.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer is looking to land body kicks.
Oh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Oh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oh connects with a leg kick. Roofer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roofer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oh.
Oh connects with a leg kick. Roofer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh cracks Roofer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dongmin Oh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeez, Ben Roofer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Oh does it's job there.
Oh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roofer misses with a low kick as Oh jumps back.
A solid body kick from Oh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oh, right into the meat.
Oh lands with an uppercut that bounces Roofer off the cage and back into range.
Oh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Oh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Roofer misses
and Roofer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Oh.
Oh lands with a kick to the temple. Roofer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Oh tenderised Roofer's leg. Roofer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Roofer scores with a nice right hand.
Roofer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dongmin Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by big in japan. Ponce De Leon has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music. Tico Ponce De Leon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Speedy Atkins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins avoids the body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Ponce De Leon circles away.
Atkins drives through and clinches with Ponce De Leon against the cage.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Ponce De Leon blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Ponce De Leon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atkins has him pressed against the cage.
Ponce De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins blocks the elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponce De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Atkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Ponce De Leon keeps it at a distance.
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the head.
Atkins throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Ponce De Leon blocks the low kick.
Ponce De Leon moves into the clinch.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ponce De Leon's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce De Leon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Atkins stalls.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ponce De Leon backwards.
Atkins works on Ponce De Leon's body with a couple of short punches.
Atkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponce De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
Atkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ponce De Leon prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins dodges an elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponce De Leon is defending well for now.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Ponce De Leon.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins tries to work over Ponce De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon misses with an uppercut.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
Atkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins throws a leg kick
and Ponce De Leon counters with a leg kick.
Ponce De Leon has managed to clinch.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Ponce De Leon controls the action.
Atkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ponce De Leon lands a damaging elbow.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponce De Leon.
A right handed body shot lands from Ponce De Leon.
Still in the clinch, Ponce De Leon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Ponce De Leon controls the action.
Atkins works on Ponce De Leon's body with a couple of short punches.
Atkins dodges an elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Atkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ponce De Leon can turn it around.
Ponce De Leon blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Ponce De Leon.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Ponce De Leon misses with a body punch.
Ponce De Leon is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Ponce De Leon into the cage.
Atkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponce De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins taking a breather.
Ponce De Leon trying to stall but Atkins improves his position.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ponce De Leon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce De Leon's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
Ponce De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins tries to work over Ponce De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ponce De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Ponce De Leon back against the cage.
Ponce De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Ponce De Leon back against the cage.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow inside.
Atkins lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ponce De Leon blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ponce De Leon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ponce De Leon is stalling here.
Ponce De Leon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ponce De Leon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins works on Ponce De Leon's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon manages to break the clinch.
Ponce De Leon tests Atkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins lands with an overhand left.
Atkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ponce De Leon tenderised Atkins's leg. Atkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atkins has managed to clinch.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponce De Leon controls his hands.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Atkins.
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atkins's defenses.
Ponce De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Ponce De Leon gets an underhook and turns Atkins into the cage.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins prevents a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ponce De Leon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ponce De Leon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Ponce De Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Ponce De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins prevents a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ponce De Leon is keeping busy.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponce De Leon controls his hands.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atkins presses Ponce De Leon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atkins tries a body shot but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Ponce De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Ponce De Leon.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Ponce De Leon lands with a right to the head.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon has Atkins pressed against the cage.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins keeps control of Ponce De Leon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponce De Leon lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon lands with a light punch inside.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ponce De Leon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins connects with a leg kick. Ponce De Leon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon pushes him off.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Ponce De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ponce De Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch up
and Ponce De Leon counters by clinching up.
Ponce De Leon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch.
Ponce De Leon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ponce De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Atkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Atkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Ponce De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atkins at a 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!
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ponce De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ponce De Leon connects with a body shot that sends Atkins's belly button to the back.
Atkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponce De Leon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ponce De Leon gets tackled into the cage by Atkins. Atkins maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Atkins as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponce De Leon works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Atkins avoids the elbow strike from Ponce De Leon, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ponce De Leon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tico Ponce De Leon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ponce De Leon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ponce De Leon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Atkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Atkins misses with a wild combination.
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ponce De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponce De Leon manages to avoid it.
Ponce De Leon moves away from the strike by Atkins.
Ponce De Leon misses with a body shot.
Atkins tries to clinch but Ponce De Leon is having none of it.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon pushes him off.
Atkins connects with a body shot that sends Ponce De Leon's belly button to the back.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Atkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ponce De Leon's calf.
Atkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponce De Leon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins misses with a combination
and Ponce De Leon moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins tries a body shot but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Atkins tries to work over Ponce De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ponce De Leon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atkins is keeping busy.
Ponce De Leon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Ponce De Leon blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins blocks the elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins tries to work over Ponce De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ponce De Leon pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins tries a body shot but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Ponce De Leon blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Speedy Atkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ponce De Leon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Speedy Atkins has been cut.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Ponce De Leon's head.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Ponce De Leon lands a shot to the body.
Atkins prevents a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ponce De Leon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ponce De Leon lands a damaging elbow.
Ponce De Leon effectively controlling the action here.
Ponce De Leon taking a breather.
Atkins avoids the elbow strike from Ponce De Leon, against the cage.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Ponce De Leon backwards.
Ponce De Leon lands a damaging elbow.
Atkins is working Ponce De Leon over against the cage.
Ponce De Leon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ponce De Leon.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ponce De Leon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponce De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponce De Leon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponce De Leon moves into the clinch.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ponce De Leon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Atkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Ponce De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Ponce De Leon controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Speedy Atkins.
Well Atkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Fergie - Party People . Louis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stand up and Fight. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis throws a series of punches but Machine moves out of range.
Louis throws a right and a left that Machine avoids nicely.
Machine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Louis on the side of the head.
Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Louis thuds his shin into the meat of Machine's side.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis looks to land a right hand but Machine moved out of range.
Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Machine's head back.
Machine is rocked!
Louis connects with a nice cross there... Machine is looking wobbly and Louis recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Machine to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Louis jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Louis!
A victorious Martin Louis 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 Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes into the arena with The Offspring - All i Want blaring out of the sound system. Steel has chosen Kollegah - Bossaura as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Seia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel avoids the head kick by Seia.
Steel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seia 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.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Seia counters with a thumping low kick.
Steel digs a good hook to Seia's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel moves out of range of the leg kick from Seia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel throws a combination. Seia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kelemi Seia has been cut.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Seia had a free shot at his head there.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
Seia slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook
and Seia counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia avoids the body shot from Steel.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steel 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.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seia's sensitive parts.
Seia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seia misses with a hook.
Steel looks to throw a body kick
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seia throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Steel throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Steel blocks the leg kick.
Seia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Seia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Seia slips under a jab from Steel.
Seia tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Steel throws a low kick but Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia is looking to wear down Steel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel cracks the inside of Seia's front leg.
Seia lands a body shot.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel tries to work over Seia's front leg with a kick but Seia checks it.
Seia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steel catches Seia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seia moves into the clinch.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.
Seia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seia blocks a body shot from Steel.
Seia tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia'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.
Seia clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.
Steel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seia tries to clinch up.
David Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seia.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel looks to throw a body kick
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Seia.
Steel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seia blocks the body kick.
Seia throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Seia lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Steel cracks Seia with an open hand slap.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Seia stumbling back into the cage.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Seia.
Steel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Seia misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands the left hand.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Seia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Seia blocks a leg kick.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Steel is looking to slow Seia down with leg kicks.
Steel tries to land a body kick
and Seia counters with a nice body shot.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
Seia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steel throws a push kick but Seia slaps the foot to one side.
Steel thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seia misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Seia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel walks into a jab.
Seia blocks the body kick.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Seia 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.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Seia avoids a kick to the body.
Steel throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seia walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Seia moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seia.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seia gets a clinch.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Seia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Seia controls the action.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Seia throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seia scores with the left hand. Steel knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seia.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel moves forwards but Seia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seia on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Seia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Seia tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Seia as he connects with a hook.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Seia stumbling back into the cage.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steel misses the jab.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seia.
Steel looks to throw a body kick
and Seia counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel throws a leg kick
and Seia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seia cracks the inside of Steel's front leg.
Kelemi Seia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a leg kick.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Seia.
A low kick from Steel is predictable there
and Seia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Seia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Steel tenderised Seia's leg. Seia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Seia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Seia.
Seia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Seia working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Seia avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Seia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Steel!
David Steel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Thor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier tries to clinch up but Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
LaFontier throws a head kick that misses
and Thor counters with a straight right hand.
LaFontier throws a lazy uppercut
and Thor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. LaFontier really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thor, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thor, right into the meat.
Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor misses with a body kick.
Thor throws a low kick but it's checked well by LaFontier.
LaFontier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
LaFontier 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.
LaFontier misses with a looping left.
LaFontier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaFontier forces Thor back against the cage and clinches.
Thor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaFontier has him pressed against the cage.
LaFontier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thor.
LaFontier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, LaFontier throws an elbow but misses.
LaFontier working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor missing with knees to the body.
Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LaFontier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thor looks for the body kick but LaFontier saw that one coming.
Thor scores with a kick to the body.
Thor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thor throws a leg kick but LaFontier moved away.
LaFontier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thor checks a leg kick.
LaFontier clobbers Thor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LaFontier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor swings for the body but LaFontier moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Thor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
LaFontier works Thor's body with a nice hook.
LaFontier scores with a head kick.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
LaFontier blocks a leg kick.
Thor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaFontier lands with a straight right. Thor didn't see that one coming.
LaFontier is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from LaFontier. Thor shrugs it off though.
LaFontier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaFontier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thor can pounce on him.
LaFontier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thor is out of range.
LaFontier tries to clinch up but Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
Thor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaFontier.
LaFontier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
LaFontier staying out of range there.
Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor cracks LaFontier with a good jab.
Thor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LaFontier.
LaFontier is rocked!
Charles LaFontier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked LaFontier out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hans Thor!
A very excited looking Hans Thor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov comes to the cage accompanied by Leningrad Cowboys - Those were the days . Vyacheslav Kalashnikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Irving Brown's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kalashnikov will feel that in the morning.
Kalashnikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown shoots in but Kalashnikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalashnikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Kalashnikov. Those never looked like landing.
Kalashnikov cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Kalashnikov.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalashnikov lands a body shot.
Kalashnikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Kalashnikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kalashnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalashnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Kalashnikov tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Kalashnikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalashnikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalashnikov lands with a nice body kick.
A combination from Kalashnikov does no damage.
Kalashnikov misses with an uppercut
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalashnikov's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kalashnikov fails to land.
Brown has Kalashnikov pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalashnikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalashnikov takes a shot to the head.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalashnikov backwards.
Kalashnikov tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Kalashnikov back against the cage.
Kalashnikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalashnikov managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalashnikov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kalashnikov fails to land.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalashnikov backwards.
Kalashnikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalashnikov backwards.
Kalashnikov misses with the head strike.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Kalashnikov controls the action.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown gets through Kalashnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalashnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalashnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with the head strike.
Kalashnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Kalashnikov blocks it.
Kalashnikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Kalashnikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kalashnikov misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown cracks Kalashnikov with a nice body shot.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Vyacheslav Kalashnikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kalashnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Kalashnikov saw it coming and moves away.
Kalashnikov throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kalashnikov looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kalashnikov.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tests Kalashnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalashnikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Kalashnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalashnikov motions for Brown to come forward. Kalashnikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalashnikov works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalashnikov. That snapped Brown's head back.
Kalashnikov scores with a punch to the head.
Kalashnikov tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalashnikov tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalashnikov's sensitive parts.
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!
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown lands the left hand.
Kalashnikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalashnikov throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Kalashnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Kalashnikov prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalashnikov blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Kalashnikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Kalashnikov blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a body shot but Kalashnikov blocks it.
Kalashnikov stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Kalashnikov misses with a punch to the body.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Kalashnikov's ribcage. Kalashnikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown wants the takedown. Kalashnikov is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kalashnikov's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Kalashnikov blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalashnikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalashnikov being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Kalashnikov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kalashnikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Kalashnikov down.
Kalashnikov throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
A slow jab from Kalashnikov misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Kalashnikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalashnikov looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kalashnikov - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalashnikov, right into the meat.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kalashnikov wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Kalashnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown tests Kalashnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalashnikov misses with a body shot.
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kalashnikov sprawling to the canvas! Kalashnikov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
Kalashnikov is rocked!
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!
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Kalashnikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalashnikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kalashnikov seems to have got his legs back now.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown jabs at Kalashnikov's body.
Kalashnikov walks into a left hand.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Brown gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kalashnikov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irving Brown!
Irving Brown is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Irving Brown waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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