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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Campbell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell moves into range and clinches up with Belfort .
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Belfort gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belfort avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Campbell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Belfort managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Campbell uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belfort works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Belfort trying to control the position.
Belfort escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belfort 's guard.
Belfort is pressing down on Campbell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Campbell advances to half guard.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Belfort wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
Campbell uses his free foot to push down on Belfort 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Belfort .
Campbell is looking to work his way around to Belfort 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Campbell looking to control but Belfort is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Belfort is holding on tight.
Campbell wants to control the pace but Belfort is squirming around nicely.
Belfort felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Campbell prevents Belfort from getting the reversal.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Belfort hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell is working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort frees his head quite easily.
Campbell 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.
Campbell moves to take his opponent's back.
Campbell looking for the choke from the back.
Campbell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Campbell looking for the choke but no joy.
Campbell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to roll but Campbell sticks to his back.
Campbell looking for the choke but no joy.
Campbell is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Belfort rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Campbell moves into full mount! Belfort won't be happy about that!
Belfort is trying desperately to improve position.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is controlling an arm, preventing Campbell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belfort is looking to escape.
Belfort is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort has given up his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort trying to control the hands but Campbell breaks the grip.
Campbell doesn't have the hooks in and Belfort manages to turn into his guard.
Belfort prevents Campbell from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
Campbell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belfort postures up and lands a big shot to Campbell's brow.
Belfort is sitting in close to Campbell's body. Campbell has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Belfort is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Belfort is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Campbell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Campbell!
Jack Campbell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters comes to the cage accompanied by Hand of Doom. Adam Ash has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mutters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash has Mutters up against the cage in a clinch.
Mutters throws a punch but it's blocked by Ash.
Our sources have told us that Mutters has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mutters misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mutters stuffs the takedown.
Mutters tries to clinch but Ash is having none of it.
Ash moves into the clinch.
Mutters throws a punch but it's blocked by Ash.
Mutters misses with a knee strike.
Mutters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ash is stalling here.
Ash breaks the clinch.
Mutters drops his hands momentarily and Ash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mutters closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Ash counter with a right hand.
Ash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mutters tries to avoid it but Ash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mutters to the ground. Mutters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ash keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ash pulls guard.
Ash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ash will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mutters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mutters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mutters trying to control but Ash is working from the bottom.
Mutters wants to pass the guard but Ash is keeping the position.
Mutters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ash looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mutters has picked Ash up and slammed him! Ash can't keep hold of the triangle and Mutters manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash is trying to strike from the bottom but Mutters has passed into full mount.
Ash has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mutters controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash is looking to improve his position but Mutters isn't that keen on the idea.
Mutters avoids the attempt from Ash to control.
Mutters looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ash is trying to escape the mount.
Mutters blocks Ash's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters looking to control but Ash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ash working to try and regain half guard.
Mutters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mutters tries to control but Ash wriggling away.
Mick Mutters has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Mutters lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ash backs up against the cage.
Ash moves forwards but Mutters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ash.
A jab lands there for Ash.
Ash is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mutters tries to clinch but Ash is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ash.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters takes the fight into the clinch.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ash has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Ash.
Mutters tries to keep at a distance but Ash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mutters lands with a short head shot 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 Mick Mutters will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ash shoots in for a takedown but Mutters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ash misses the shot to the body.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mutters.
Mutters tries to clinch but Ash moves out of range.
Ash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ash shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mutters's guard.
Mutters wants to stand and escape but Ash is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mutters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ash is controlling him.
Ash is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutters has wrist control.
Ash drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mutters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ash has Mutters in his guard.
Ash looking for a sweep. Not yet Ash, not yet.
Ash looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ash is proving hard to escape from.
Ash controls Mutters momentarily but Mutters frees himself.
Mick Mutters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mick Mutters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Ash pushes him off.
Ash pushes Mutters up against the cage in a clinch.
Mutters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutters lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash misses with a body punch.
Mutters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ash wants to take the fight to the mat but Mutters manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ash lands with a right to the head.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Ash misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash has had enough of the clinch but Mutters keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutters.
Ash tries a body shot but Mutters blocks it.
Mutters working hard to break the clinch.
Ash manages to break the clinch.
Ash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutters.
Ash throws a solid leg kick but Mutters takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ash.
Mutters moves out of range of the strikes.
Ash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Ash swings for the body but Mutters moves out of range.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Ash is avoiding it.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters tries to clinch but Ash moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ash clinches.
Ash jumps guard.
Ash wants to sweep here but Mutters controlling him for the moment.
Mutters seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutters wants to get up but he can't break Ash's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ash is working an open guard so Mutters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ash rushes Mutters and presses him up against the cage.
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 Mick Mutters will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ash lands a hook that snaps the head of Mutters backwards.
Mutters prevents a body shot from Ash.
Adam Ash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ash can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Mutters.
Mutters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ash's defenses.
It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Ash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutters's elbow.
Ash wants a takedown but no success here.
Ash tries to circle away but Mutters has him pinned against the cage.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Ash.
Ash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ash trying to control the position but instead, Mutters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ash into the cage.
Ash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mutters takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ash struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutters controls his hands.
Ash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutters lands a knee to the head.
Ash tries to stall but Mutters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mutters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Mutters throws a punch but it's blocked by Ash.
Ash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ash shoots for a takedown but Mutters saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mick Mutters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Ash moves into the clinch.
Mutters misses with a knee strike.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters moves out of range as Ash strikes.
Mutters tries to clinch but Ash moves away
and Ash counters with a series of strikes. Mutters will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adam Ash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mutters!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ash wants to control but Mutters is keeping him busy.
Ash landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mutters wants to get back to his feet but Ash drags him back down.
Ash wants to control but Mutters is keeping him busy.
Mutters wants to get back to his feet but Ash drags him back down.
Mutters is not content to let Ash control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters wants to get back to his feet but Ash drags him back down.
Ash scoring with punches and elbows.
Mutters wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ash scoring with punches and elbows.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Ash trying to control the action but Mutters is working from the bottom.
Ash throwing strikes but Mutters manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters stands up.
Ash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mutters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters breaks the clinch.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Ash is avoiding it.
Mick Mutters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Ash keeps it at a distance.
Mutters misses the jab.
Ash tries to bum rush Mutters with a series of wild strikes but Mutters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ash rushes Mutters and presses him up against the cage.
Adam Ash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ash has clasped his hands together around Mutters's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mutters is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ash has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ash swings around for an armbar but Mutters sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ash's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Ash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mutters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mick Mutters!
Mick Mutters bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blind Eye Halo. Huone has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nikolai Peterson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nikolai Peterson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Huone.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huone clinches.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huone.
Huone throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
A short right from Huone on the inside.
Peterson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Huone is trying to keep an underhook but Peterson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Peterson trying to mount his opponent but Huone defends it.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peterson works his way into full mount!
Huone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huone tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Peterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peterson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Huone turns into him and now he's in Peterson 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Huone is looking to stand up but Peterson won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huone stands up from Peterson 's guard - Huone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huone.
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Huone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Huone trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson has his foot on Huone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huone works his way back into a safe position though.
Huone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peterson 's guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Huone from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaivo Huone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Huone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peterson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Huone.
Peterson cracks Huone with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Peterson .
Peterson lands a nice shot that snaps Huone's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huone counters with a straight right hand.
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 Nikolai Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
Huone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson .
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huone circles away.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson .
Huone lands with a right hand.
Huone throws a hook to the side of Peterson 's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huone throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huone keeps the fight on the outside.
Huone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huone digs a good hook to Peterson 's body.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Huone.
A big right from Huone misses.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Huone misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Huone. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Huone against the cage.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Peterson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Huone.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Huone.
Huone lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huone tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huone walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Huone moved out of range.
Nikolai Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Huone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huone uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson 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.
Huone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huone controls the pace.
Peterson controls Huone momentarily but Huone frees himself.
Huone is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaivo Huone wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Huone misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Huone works over Peterson 's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Nikolai Peterson has been cut.
A big left from Huone misses.
It looks like Peterson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slow jab from Huone misses its intended target.
Huone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson .
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Huone's head.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaivo Huone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Peterson '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!
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson lunges at Huone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huone's hand.
Huone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huone scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Huone sprawls well.
A jab from Huone finds it's way through Peterson 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slips a jab from Huone.
Huone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson cracks Huone with a good jab.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huone throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson .
Huone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huone. Huone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huone misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Huone throws a hook to the side of Peterson 's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaivo Huone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Huone throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson .
Huone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Peterson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huone.
Huone slips under a jab from Peterson .
Nice shot by Peterson .
Peterson misses the jab.
Huone misses with a hook to the body
and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huone struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Huone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Peterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Huone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peterson 's guard.
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 Nikolai Peterson .
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Phoenix. Simon Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konopacki moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konopacki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konopacki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Phoenix finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Konopacki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phoenix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Konopacki just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Konopacki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix looks for the body kick but Konopacki saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phoenix.
Konopacki lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Phoenix misses
and Konopacki counters with a single leg into guard. Phoenix didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Konopacki from controlling successfully.
Konopacki wants to pass the guard but Phoenix is keeping the position.
Phoenix is trying to control the position but Konopacki postures up.
Konopacki preventing the sweep.
Phoenix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Konopacki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Konopacki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phoenix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Konopacki lands a couple of digs.
Konopacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konopacki won't allow Phoenix to sweep him here.
Konopacki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Konopacki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phoenix is keeping the position for now.
Phoenix wants to hit a switch here but Konopacki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Phoenix there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki prevents Phoenix from getting the reversal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Konopacki looking to control but Phoenix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Konopacki raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Phoenix that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phoenix is in a horrible position here. Konopacki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position but Konopacki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki with a couple of short strikes.
Phoenix working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konopacki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phoenix looks a forlorn figure.
Phoenix is wriggling around trying to escape.
Konopacki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phoenix looks a forlorn figure.
Konopacki lands a heavy elbow.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position but Konopacki isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Konopacki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Phoenix regains half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Konopacki working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Phoenix trying to control but Konopacki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Konopacki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Konopacki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Phoenix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phoenix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Konopacki connects with a solid leg kick.
Konopacki misses with a straight right.
Oooooh!!! Phoenix has knocked Konopacki down with a huge combo! Phoenix steps away and waves a wobbly Konopacki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Konopacki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix cracks Konopacki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Konopacki falls backwards against the cage. Phoenix follows up with more strikes that drop Konopacki to his knees. Phoenix keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Konopacki! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Phoenix!
An intense looking Simon Phoenix took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm back baby! The trick was a stopped smoking crack.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Lords Of Salem . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Chim cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Chim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romero's calf.
Chim looking to score a takedown here. Romero is defending well but Chim drives through and ends up in Romero's guard.
Romero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Romero seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Romero controls Chim momentarily but Chim frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
Chim lands a couple of elbows.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chim is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Romero avoids the attempt from Chim to control.
Romero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero prevents Chim from getting the reversal.
Romero moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chim has worked his arm free - good work by Chim!
Chim wants to control but Romero postures up.
Romero trying to control the position but Chim is working away.
Chim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chim has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chim's shoulder. That is not cool.
Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chim keeps working.
Chim gets back to half guard.
Chim moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chim preventing the sweep.
Romero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim lands a couple of digs.
Romero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chim being controlled here, momentarily.
Chim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing down on Chim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chim manages to get to full guard.
Romero preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero postures up in Chim's guard and throws a big left but Chim blocks it.
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 Nicodemo Romero will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Chim moves away and avoids it.
Chim scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chim's sensitive parts.
Chim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chim.
Chim scores with a leg kick.
Chim checks a leg kick.
Chim misses with a body shot.
Chim sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Romero is pressing down on Chim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero is pulling down on Chim's head. It's preventing any offense from Chim, at least for the moment.
Chim with a nice head shot there.
Romero looking to control.
Chim works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chim is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romero wants to improve his position but Chim is controlling well.
Chim throwing shots but Romero is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romero moves into full guard.
Nicodemo Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero is looking to sweep but instead, Chim has passed into half guard.
Romero is trying to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chim trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero trying to control but Chim postures up.
Romero controlling the position well.
Chim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets back to full guard.
Romero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chim is working to get back to half guard.
Romero trying to control but Chim is having none of it.
Romero is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chim has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chim!
Chim works over Romero with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim preventing the sweep.
Romero is looking for a triangle but Chim pushes his legs off easily.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chim postures up.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chim is one step ahead there.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chim.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chim circles away quickly and effectively.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero scores with a takedown into Chim's guard.
Chim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero pushing down on Chim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chim!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chim wants to control but Romero is having none of it.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero trying to control but Chim is having none of it.
Romero scoring with strikes but Chim is staying in there.
Romero looking to control but Chim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chim is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing strikes here but Chim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chim is squirming around, avoiding Romero's attempts to control the action.
Chim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Romero is thwarting Chim's attempts to control the position.
Romero prevents Chim from improving his position.
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!
Chim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
You can see the frustration on Romero's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Romero turns into Chim and is now in his guard.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chim is in close to Romero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero working for a triangle but Chim defends it easily.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chim passes Romero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Chim has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chim lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero is looking to improve his position but Chim isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Romero is working to get back to half guard.
Romero tries to lock up and control but Chim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romero working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borin Chim.
I think Chim 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Borin Chim!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moribe misses with a wild body shot.
Moribe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grecko. Grecko obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moribe 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 Grecko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grecko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moribe walks into a straight right hand from Grecko.
Moribe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grecko swings for the body but Moribe moves out of range.
Moribe throws a sloppy head kick and Grecko moves out of range easily.
Grecko swings for the body but Moribe moves out of range.
Moribe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grecko.
Moribe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moribe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moribe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grecko.
Grecko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moribe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grecko. That one must have hurt.
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!
Crunch! Grecko slams his shin into Moribe's torso.
Grecko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grecko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moribe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Grecko jumps into side control!
Moribe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grecko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grecko is thwarting Moribe's attempts to control the position.
Moribe keeping control of the position.
Grecko passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Moribe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grecko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moribe is looking to improve his position.
Moribe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Grecko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grecko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moribe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moribe defending well though.
Moribe is positioning himself well to prevent Grecko advancing to mount.
Moribe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moribe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grecko.
Grecko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grecko throwing strikes from guard but Moribe blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko trying to control but Moribe is working from the bottom.
Grecko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grecko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grecko stopping the sweep attempt from Moribe.
Grecko postures up in Moribe's guard and throws a big left but Moribe blocks it.
Grecko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moribe's guard.
Grecko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moribe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grecko trying to control but Moribe is working from the bottom.
Moribe wants to stand and escape but Grecko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moribe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grecko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grecko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grecko lands a nice shot that snaps Moribe's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moribe.
We've been told by Moribe's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moribe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grecko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grecko blocks a low kick nicely.
Grecko misses with a lunging right hand
and Moribe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moribe moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moribe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grecko. That did some damage!
Grecko misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Grecko tenderised Moribe's leg. Moribe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grecko, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
Grecko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moribe takes a step back to recover.
Moribe looks to land a body kick but Grecko moved away.
Some wild striking there from Moribe.
Grecko scores with a hook to the body. Moribe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tony Grecko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grecko pushes Moribe away with a front kick.
Good work by Grecko as he checks the leg kick.
Moribe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grecko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moribe lands with a hook. Grecko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moribe.
Grecko cracks the inside of Moribe's front leg.
Moribe wants to clinch up but Grecko keeps it at a distance.
Grecko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moribe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe tries a head kick but it misses.
Moribe takes a swing at Grecko's ribcage but misses.
Moribe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moribe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grecko at a distance.
Moribe 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Moribe as he connects with a hook.
Grecko connects with a body shot.
Grecko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moribe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grecko misses with a hook.
Moribe defending well as Grecko loads up on a big left hand.
Moribe defending well as Grecko loads up on a big left hand.
Grecko misses with a left hand
and Moribe counters with a stiff right hand.
Grecko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moribe avoids it really well and circles away.
Moribe tests Grecko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moribe misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moribe.
Moribe avoids the head kick by Grecko.
Grecko lands with a cross.
Moribe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grecko avoids the body shot from Moribe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moribe.
Grecko lands a body shot.
Grecko misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Grecko finds it's target.
Grecko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grecko blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moribe manages to avoid it.
Grecko throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moribe, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grecko.
Moribe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Grecko misses the target.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Grecko checks it.
Moribe is looking to land body kicks.
Moribe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moribe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grecko connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Grecko finds it's target.
Grecko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moribe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grecko somewhat.
Moribe throws a hook but Grecko blocks it.
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 Azusa Moribe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moribe. Grecko shrugs it off though.
Grecko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moribe.
Moribe throws a leg kick but Grecko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grecko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moribe. That did some damage!
Grecko throws a good cross that connects.
Grecko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grecko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grecko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grecko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grecko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moribe avoids the body shot from Grecko.
Grecko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moribe just misses with a punch to the body.
Grecko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grecko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moribe is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe looking for a sweep. Not yet Moribe, not yet.
Moribe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grecko manages to get himself to full guard.
Grecko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grecko keeping moving, preventing Moribe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grecko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Azusa Moribe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moribe.
Moribe avoids a kick to the body.
Grecko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moribe can pounce on him.
Azusa Moribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko throws out a loose jab but Moribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grecko eats them both and turns towards Moribe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grecko thuds his shin into the meat of Moribe's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe moves out of range as Grecko throws a body kick.
Grecko throws a wild body kick that Moribe sees coming a mile off.
Grecko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moribe is out of range and Grecko settles back down.
Grecko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grecko sizes up Moribe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moribe has closed the distance and engaged Grecko in a clinch.
Grecko misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grecko gets through Moribe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moribe lands with a left to the head.
Moribe prevents Grecko from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko prevents a body shot from Moribe.
Grecko stalling.
Moribe lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moribe.
Grecko working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moribe digs a right hand into Grecko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grecko's gas tank.
Moribe pushes Grecko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grecko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moribes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grecko is rocked!
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grecko is still on wobbly legs! Can Moribe finish him?
Moribe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moribe blocks a body shot from Grecko.
A short left from Moribe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moribe throws a big uppercut that drops Grecko! More strikes from Moribe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Grecko lies dazed against the cage as Moribe celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azusa Moribe!
A relieved looking Azusa Moribe 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrible is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: How Deep Is Your Love. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Basra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Basra.
Basra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terrible looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Basra scores with a nice head shot.
Basra misses with a two punch combination.
Terrible walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Basra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Basra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Basra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrible manages to avoid it.
Basra cracks Terrible with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Terrible connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrible misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basra.
Terrible blocks a jab.
Basra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terrible checks it well.
Terrible looks for the body kick but Basra saw that one coming.
Terrible moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terrible moves away from the strike by Basra.
Basra moves out of range of the strikes.
Basra misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Basra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terrible doesn't seem phased though.
Terrible takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Basra checks a low kick from Terrible.
Basra throws a right hand that Terrible ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrible also avoids with ease.
Basra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrible manages to avoid it.
Ali Basra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basra slips a straight right by Terrible.
Terrible keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrible getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Basra takes a swing at Terrible's ribcage but misses.
Terrible cracks Basra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terrible staying out of range there.
Basra looks to land a left hand but Terrible moved out of range nicely.
Basra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Basra misses with a jab to the body
and Terrible counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Basra's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basra is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible distracts Basra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Basra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terrible wants to pass the guard but Basra is keeping the position.
Basra is pulling down on Terrible's head to control his posture.
Terrible tries to free his leg and advance position but Basra is retaining full guard.
Basra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrible is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra keeping full guard, as Terrible tries to pass.
Terrible trying to control the position from guard on top but Basra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Basra cracks Terrible with a good jab.
Basra throws a series of punches but Terrible moves out of range.
Basra scores with a hook to the body. Terrible takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Basra throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrible counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Terrible trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Terrible keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Basra's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basra 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terrible accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Basra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Basra is controlling Terrible's posture.
Basra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrible is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Terrible won't allow Basra to sweep him here.
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 Ali Basra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Basra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Basra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terrible counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Terrible misses.
Basra misses with an uppercut. Terrible saw that one coming.
Basra is looking to slow Terrible down with leg kicks.
Ali Basra is winning the standup battle so far.
Basra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Basra scores with a spinning back kick!
Basra takes a swing at Terrible's ribcage but misses.
Basra tries to clinch there but Terrible circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Terrible.
A combination from Basra does no damage.
Basra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terrible.
Basra staying out of range there.
Terrible throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrible throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra lands with a hook. Terrible tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terrible misses with a looping right.
A big right from Basra misses.
A swing and a miss from Basra.
Terrible keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrible keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basra.
A slow jab from Terrible misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terrible.
A leg kick checked by Basra.
Terrible moves out of range as Basra strikes.
Basra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Basra misses with an uppercut. Terrible saw that one coming.
Terrible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basra throws a push kick but Terrible slaps the foot to one side.
Basra slaps away a takedown attempt from Terrible, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Basra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basra takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Basra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Terrible counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Terrible.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terrible's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Terrible trying to control the position from guard on top but Basra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrible distracts Basra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Terrible wants to control from the top but Basra keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Terrible's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Terrible stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Basra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Terrible looking to score a takedown here. Basra is defending well but Terrible drives through and ends up in Basra's guard.
Basra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra being controlled here, momentarily.
Terrible has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Terrible loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terrible throws a big right hand that misses.
Terrible trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Terrible throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrible trying to control but Basra is working from the bottom.
Basra controls Terrible momentarily but Terrible frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Terrible showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Basra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terrible darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Basra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrible looks for the body kick but Basra saw that one coming.
Terrible slips under a jab from Basra.
Terrible uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basra.
Terrible misses with a hook. Basra ducked under it nicely.
Terrible misses with a body shot.
Basra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Terrible connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Basra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Basra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Basra misses with a low kick.
Terrible thuds a left hand into Basra's body.
Basra moves out of range of the body kick.
Basra throws a looping overhand right but Terrible ducks down to avoid it.
Terrible keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali Basra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terrible counters with a nice leg kick.
Terrible lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Basra at a distance.
Terrible tests Basra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basra takes a swing at Terrible's ribcage but misses.
Terrible thumps Basra with a low kick.
Terrible takes a swing at Basra's ribcage but misses.
Basra lunges at Terrible with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terrible's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Basra misses the target.
Terrible connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Basra misses.
Basra swings for the body but Terrible moves out of range.
Terrible uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra throws the left hand but Terrible avoids the punch easily.
Basra lands a nice hook to Terrible's body. Terrible takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basra connects with a body shot that sends Terrible's belly button to the back.
Terrible moves out of range of the strikes.
Basra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Terrible counters with a shoot takedown. Basra fights it but they end up in guard.
Terrible makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Terrible stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terrible trying to control the position from guard on top but Basra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrible passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra can't do much from the bottom here.
Terrible trying to control the position but Basra is working away.
Terrible has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Terrible content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra tries to reverse the position but Terrible maintains control.
Terrible sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Basra is squirming around, avoiding Terrible's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Terrible comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terrible 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Terrible!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Terrible thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ali Basra was interviewed post fight and said 'You can all fuck off, I'm out of here!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Zietsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Putin's choice of entrance music: Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Marc Zietsch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Zietsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Zietsch saw it coming and moves away.
Zietsch looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Zietsch ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zietsch doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Putin.
Putin checks a leg kick.
Putin scores with a decent looking hook.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zietsch.
A big right from Zietsch misses.
Putin checks a leg kick nicely.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zietsch.
Putin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Putin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zietsch checks a low kick from Putin.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Zietsch is out of range.
Zietsch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Putin checks it well.
Putin defending well as Zietsch loads up on a big left hand.
Zietsch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Putin.
Zietsch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Putin. Putin obviously looking to wear him down.
Zietsch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Putin under the eye.
Putin tries to clinch there but Zietsch circles away.
Putin cracks Zietsch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Putin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zietsch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zietsch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Putin is avoiding damage well.
Putin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zietsch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zietsch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Putin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zietsch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Putin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zietsch tries to score with some ground and pound. Putin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zietsch in side control, throwing shots but Putin defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putin is trying to get back to half guard.
Zietsch working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to improve position but can't.
Zietsch trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
Putin manages to get back to half guard.
Putin trying to hold on to Zietsch's head to control him but Zietsch postures up.
Putin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zietsch haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Putin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zietsch pulls his head out easily.
Putin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zietsch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Putin is looking for a sweep. Zietsch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Putin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zietsch throwing shots but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin is not content to let Zietsch control the position.
Putin wants to control but Zietsch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zietsch is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zietsch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marc Zietsch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Zietsch moves away and avoids it.
Zietsch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zietsch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Putin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zietsch is looking to chop away at Putin's legs.
Zietsch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zietsch's calf.
The fighters circling - Zietsch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zietsch.
Putin lands a jab to the head.
Zietsch looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Putin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zietsch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Putin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zietsch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Putin.
Zietsch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin connects with a jab.
Putin thuds his right hand into Zietsch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Putin throws a solid leg kick but Zietsch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Putin.
Putin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Zietsch finds it's target.
Zietsch has been working on his balance at THC playhouse, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Putin.
Zietsch digs a good hook to Putin's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zietsch. That's going to slow Putin down.
Putin misses with a hook.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jonas Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch throws a push kick but Putin slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Zietsch misses.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Zietsch.
Zietsch looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Zietsch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Zietsch off balance momentarily.
Zietsch looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Zietsch walks into a straight right hand from Putin.
Zietsch misses with a head kick.
Zietsch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin throws a low kick but Zietsch moves out of range easily.
Zietsch thows a body kick. Putin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Putin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin motions for Zietsch to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zietsch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin lands a nice looking body kick.
Putin swings for the body but Zietsch moves out of range.
Zietsch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Putin's waist but Putin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zietsch off to one side.
Putin lands with a nice body kick.
Putin throws a leg kick but Zietsch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Putin throws a shot to the body.
Zietsch throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
Zietsch scores with a head kick.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin throws a leg kick which misses Zietsch's front leg but catches the back leg as Zietsch tries to avoid it.
Zietsch loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Putin enables Zietsch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Putin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zietsch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zietsch lands a couple of elbows.
Marc Zietsch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Putin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zietsch defends it easily.
Zietsch wants to pass the guard but Putin is keeping the position.
Putin looking for a sweep. Not yet Putin, not yet.
Putin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin keeping moving, preventing Zietsch from controlling successfully.
Putin pulls Zietsch in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonas Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zietsch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zietsch throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zietsch misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Putin. That's going to slow Zietsch down.
Zietsch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Putin swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Putin.
Putin throws a push kick but Zietsch slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zietsch.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zietsch was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Putin 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 Zietsch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zietsch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Putin thumps Zietsch with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Zietsch.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Putin ducks right into an uppercut from Zietsch.
Nice shot by Zietsch.
Zietsch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zietsch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zietsch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Putin. Putin obviously looking to wear him down.
Putin throws a series of punches but Zietsch avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Putin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Putin connects with a crisp jab.
Putin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin throws out a leg kick but Zietsch moves out of range and Putin only half commits.
Zietsch misses with a leg kick.
Putin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
Zietsch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zietsch closes the distance and clinches up with Putin, looking for a takedown. Zietsch pushes Putin against the cage but Putin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Zietsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin tries to bum rush Zietsch with a series of wild strikes but Zietsch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zietsch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
Zietsch delivers a nice body kick.
Zietsch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zietsch is rocked!
Putin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Zietsch's head, knocking him out cold! Putin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Putin!
In his post fight interview, Jonas Putin gave a big smile as he said 'First fight was robbery, i am unofficially 2-0 againt Wong.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away's entrance music is Rude Boy Dreams. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Away looks to land a combination but Ring avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Away crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ring - the referee stops the clock and Away gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ring. Away manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeremy Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Away manages to pull guard.
Ring wants to control from the top but Away keeps moving.
Ring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Away escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ring gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Away seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ring wanted to stand there but Away had control of the position.
Ring stands and throws Away's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away tries to bench press Ring off him but Ring keeps the position.
Away is trying to control Ring's posture but Ring avoids it.
Away tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ring wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ring decides to stand back up. Ring steps back and let's Away get back to his feet.
Ring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring tries to clinch but Away moves out of range.
Away throws a hook but Ring blocks it.
Ring moves in looking to clinch but Away pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring ducks under a wild hook from Away.
Ring darts in trying to clinch
and Away counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ring tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Away counters with a stiff right hand.
Ring misses with the combination.
Ring wants to clinch but Away slips to the side
and Away counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ring closes the distance but Away moves to the side
and Away counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Away fails with a takedown attempt.
Ring defending well as Away loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring closes the distance but Away moves to the side
and Away counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeremy Ring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Away blocks a head kick by Ring.
Ring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ring gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ring wants to stand but Away is controlling the position.
Away looking to pass the guard.
Away trying to control the position from guard on top but Ring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Away is looking to pass into half guard but Ring pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ring is in guard.
Away is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ring frees his head nicely. Oh but Away has switched to an armbar! Ring is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Maubee Away!
A very excited looking Maubee Away 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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