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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malachi Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Пересмотри. Hagert has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malachi Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hagert misses.
Boykin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hagert to the ground. Boykin is now in Hagert's guard.
Boykin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boykin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagert keeps working.
Boykin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hagert is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boykin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hagert rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boykin's guard! Nice work there by Hagert!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagert trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boykin managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagert wants to control from the top but Boykin keeps moving.
Boykin working for submissions but it's allowed Hagert to get to half guard.
Boykin tries to get to full guard but Hagert has control of the leg.
Hagert is looking for a kimura here.
Hagert is working for a kimura but Boykin is defending it quite comfortably.
Boykin tries to get to full guard but Hagert has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boykin is working hard here to advance position.
Hagert controlling the action here.
Boykin actively working from the bottom here.
Hagert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boykin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hagert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boykin won't allow Hagert to pass to mount.
Boykin trying to hold on to Hagert's head to control him but Hagert postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boykin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hagert.
Boykin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hagert is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boykin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boykin is looking for a triangle but Hagert pushes his legs off easily.
Boykin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boykin trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boykin looking for a guillotine here but Hagert defends easily.
Hagert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagert trying to control but Boykin is working from the bottom.
Hagert postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boykin working for a triangle but Hagert defends it easily.
Boykin keeping moving, preventing Hagert from controlling successfully.
Boykin is trying to control the position but Hagert postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hagert wants to control from the top but Boykin keeps moving.
Boykin has control of Hagert's left arm, preventing Hagert from doing any damage.
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 Dimentiy Boykin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boykin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boykin tries to clinch up but Hagert circles away and keeps his distance.
Hagert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boykin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hagert throws a jab but it's blocked by Boykin.
Hagert throws a leg kick but Boykin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hagert misses with a wild body shot.
Boykin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boykin looks for a takedown but Hagert sprawls well.
Hagert lands a jab to Boykin's midsection.
Hagert scores with a sloppy right hand. Boykin should have avoided that one.
Hagert delivers a nice body kick.
Hagert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hagert, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boykin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hagert.
Hagert with a nice cross.
Boykin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hagert's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boykin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagert is looking for a triangle but Boykin pushes his legs off easily.
Boykin chips away with some ground and pound.
Hagert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boykin passes Hagert's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boykin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hagert sees it coming and defends easily.
Boykin wants to control but Hagert is keeping him busy.
Boykin is looking to advance position but Hagert won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin wants to work for an arm triangle but Hagert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boykin works his way into full mount!
Boykin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hagert looks a forlorn figure.
Hagert working to try and regain half guard.
Boykin controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert tries to hold on but Boykin pushes him away.
Hagert is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Hagert that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hagert is looking to improve his position but Boykin isn't that keen on the idea.
Boykin with the ground and pound from mount.
Boykin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hagert is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hagert and Boykin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykin controls the position from side control.
Boykin trying to control the position but Hagert is working away.
Boykin cracks Hagert with a big right hand but Hagert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boykin working away.
Boykin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hagert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boykin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimentiy Boykin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boykin shoots in but Hagert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hagert throws a leg kick but Boykin moved away.
Hagert feints and then cracks Boykin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boykin down.
Boykin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hagert sprawls well initially but Boykin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hagert is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boykin is trying to control. Hagert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hagert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boykin pulls his head out easily.
Hagert is staying active underneath Boykin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagert is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boykin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boykin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Boykin hold on?! Hagert is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boykin rolls, trying to escape but Hagert keeps control of the position.
Boykin trying to control the hands but Hagert won't let him.
Hagert trying to control momentarily.
Hagert doesn't have the hooks in and Boykin manages to turn into his guard.
Boykin postures up and lands a big shot to Hagert's brow.
Boykin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boykin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boykin scoring with some ground and pound.
Boykin landing some decent shots from guard.
Malachi Hagert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hagert 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.
Hagert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boykin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hagert keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
Dimentiy Boykin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boykin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hagert controls Boykin momentarily but Boykin frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin wants to control from the top but Hagert keeps moving.
Hagert is looking to sweep but instead, Boykin has passed into half guard.
Boykin is stalling here. Hagert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boykin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hagert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hagert takes a little break here. Boykin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boykin parries the strikes from Hagert easily there. Hagert is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boykin to escape.
Hagert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykin regains half guard.
Dimentiy Boykin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hagert trying to work for an americana but Boykin has managed to regain full guard.
Hagert throwing strikes from guard but Boykin blocks nicely.
Boykin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hagert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hagert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boykin is looking for a triangle but Hagert pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hagert throwing strikes from guard but Boykin blocks nicely.
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 Dimentiy Boykin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boykin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimentiy Boykin!
An out of breath Dimentiy Boykin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Hitmon Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Batistuta's chin.
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistuta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Batistuta has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Batistuta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Batistuta dives into Lee's guard.
Batistuta throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Batistuta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batistuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batistuta stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Batistuta's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Lee wants to pass the guard but Batistuta is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Batistuta's guard and throws a big left but Batistuta blocks it.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batistuta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Batistuta's legs - danger averted.
Batistuta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee stands up over Batistuta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Batistuta keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Batistuta is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Batistuta is working from the bottom.
Batistuta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batistuta keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Batistuta working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Batistuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batistuta working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Batistuta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee trying to control but Batistuta is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Batistuta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batistuta scrambles back to his feet.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Batistuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Batistuta on his heels. He'll look to pass Batistuta's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batistuta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Batistuta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Batistuta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Batistuta blocks a jab.
Batistuta jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Batistuta pushes him off.
Batistuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Batistuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee shoots in but Batistuta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Batistuta is looking to land body kicks.
Batistuta shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Batistuta swinging wildly here.
Batistuta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Batistuta tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carlos Batistuta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batistuta throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee defending well as Batistuta loads up on a big left hand.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batistuta has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.
Batistuta stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Batistuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Batistuta pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee cracks Batistuta with a nice body shot.
Batistuta lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Batistuta gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Batistuta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Batistuta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Batistuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta wants to sweep but no luck.
Batistuta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee wants to control from the top but Batistuta keeps moving.
Batistuta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee distracts Batistuta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee pushes down on Batistuta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batistuta won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Lee looks to land a strike but Batistuta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Batistuta is looking to sweep but instead, Lee has passed into half guard.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batistuta's head.
We've been hearing that Lee has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Batistuta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hitmon Lee 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. This is the final round!
Batistuta looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Batistuta goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Batistuta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batistuta has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Batistuta lands a shoulder strike.
Batistuta is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Hitmon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Batistuta can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Batistuta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Batistuta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Batistuta can turn it around.
Batistuta blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Batistuta blocks a body shot from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Batistuta managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batistuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Batistuta's guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Batistuta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Batistuta!
Hitmon Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Batistuta looking to pass the guard.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batistuta stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Batistuta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Batistuta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Lee is pulling down on Batistuta's head. It's preventing any offense from Batistuta, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Batistuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee prevents Batistuta from improving his position.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
It looks like Lee is going to stand back up.
Batistuta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Batistuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Batistuta gets back to full guard.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee cracks Batistuta with a solid left hand.
Batistuta has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lee is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Batistuta.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee tries to stand but Batistuta is controlling his head.
Batistuta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Batistuta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Hitmon Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maldini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just one cornetto. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini catches Karev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maldini with a hook.
Karev wants to stay close but Maldini steps back to make room for something. Karev seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Maldini and Karev drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giuseppe Maldini!
After the fight, Giuseppe Maldini was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dufva counters by moving into the clinch.
Dufva crunches a lovely knee into Biller's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufva obliges.
Dufva trying to control the position but instead, Biller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dufva into the cage.
Biller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dufva after a bit of a struggle.
Dufva working Biller over with knees to the body.
Dufva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dufva avoiding damage.
I was talking to Dufva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Biller avoiding damage as Dufva throws knees to the body.
Dufva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva stops a takedown attempt from Biller.
Sven Dufva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sten Biller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva is working Biller over against the cage.
Biller looks winded!
Dufva scores with a hook to the body.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Dufva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biller backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Dufva as the two fighters clinch.
Biller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva digs a right hand into Biller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biller's gas tank.
Biller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dufva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Biller can turn it around.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
Dufva manages to break the clinch.
Biller swings widly with a right hand
and Dufva counters with an inside leg kick.
Dufva moves into range and clinches up with Biller.
Dufva lands a nice knee to the body.
Dufva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dufva lands a shoulder strike.
Dufva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Dufva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biller managing to block the knees to the body from Dufva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Biller manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva chips away with some ground and pound.
Dufva trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
Biller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dufva defends well.
Dufva postures up and lands a big shot to Biller's brow.
Biller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dufva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dufva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dufva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Biller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
Biller working for a triangle but Dufva defends it easily.
Dufva stopping the sweep attempt from Biller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dufva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dufva lands a couple of digs.
Biller has his foot on Dufva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dufva works his way back into a safe position though.
Dufva distracts Biller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dufva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dufva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biller looking for a guillotine here but Dufva defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dufva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller working for a triangle but Dufva defends it easily.
Dufva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Biller has momentary wrist control but Dufva slips an elbow through the middle.
Biller working for submissions but it's allowed Dufva to get to half guard.
Biller gets full guard.
Dufva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dufva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dufva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dufva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dufva landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Biller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dufva wants to sweep but no luck.
Biller pushes down on Dufva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dufva works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dufva holds on and takes a little breather.
Dufva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biller lying in Dufva's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Dufva decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Biller taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Dufva!
Our winner, Sven Dufva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Tantor has chosen tantor as his entrance music. Almu Tantor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniels tries a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels with a hook.
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tantor.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Tantor misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Tantor tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Tantor scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Daniels feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
Tantor misses with a straight right.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Tantor's head back.
Tantor moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tantor throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Tantor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with a left hand
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tantor blocks the low kick.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Tantor checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Tantor's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tantor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tantor tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor pushes Daniels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Tantor is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels misses with some punches.
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 Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
It looks like Bobby Lee Daniels has been cut.
Bobby Lee Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels digs a good hook to Tantor's body.
Tantor sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Tantor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
Daniels throws a sloppy body shot
and Tantor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels 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.
Tantor looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daniels throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tantor as he connects with a hook.
Tantor fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor misses with a two punch combination.
Tantor lands a lovely overhand right.
Tantor lands a jab.
Daniels is rocked!
Tantor drops Daniels with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Daniels! Tantor dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
After winning the bout, Almu Tantor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffs comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed. O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
36 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
56 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffs tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
O Neil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spliffs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spliffs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neil counters with a good, hard body kick but Spliffs shrugs it off.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffs moves out of range of the leg kick from O Neil.
Spliffs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spliffs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliffs doesn't seem bothered though.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffs closes the distance and clinches.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from O Neil.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliffs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffs.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Spliffs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs presses O Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spliffs scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Spliffs.
A body shot lands from Spliffs.
Nice body punch from Spliffs.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil trying to control the position but instead, Spliffs has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Neil into the cage.
Spliffs lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spliffs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil wants to clinch.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Spliffs off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliffs looks to throw the jab but O Neil is out of range.
Spliffs lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
Spliffs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from O Neil tenderised Spliffs's leg. Spliffs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spliffs looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Spliffs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffs finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neil's head.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Spliffs's head.
A big left from Spliffs misses.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Spliffs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spliffs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Neil. O Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
O Neil throws a front kick that sends Spliffs stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Spliffs clinches up against the cage.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neil.
Spliffs lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffs fails to land.
O Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spliffs struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
Spliffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Spliffs lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spliffs misses with a body kick.
O Neil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spliffs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Neil. That one must have hurt.
Spliffs throws a body kick that misses.
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spliffs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spliffs throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
A left and a right from O Neil both land. Nice combination.
Spliffs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffs throws a poor cross that misses
and O Neil counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spliffs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Spliffs didn't see that one coming.
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 Rolen Spliffs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Neil throws a nice head kick!
Spliffs misses with a body kick.
Spliffs throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spliffs checks a leg kick.
O Neil lands with an overhand left.
Spliffs throws a body shot but no joy.
Spliffs slips under a jab from O Neil.
O Neil slips a jab from Spliffs.
O Neil catches Spliffs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spliffs cracks a nice hook into O Neil's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Neil.
O Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs darts in and clinches O Neil up against the cage.
Spliffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Neil misses with some punches.
O Neil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neil trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Spliffs.
Spliffs has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
Spliffs struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
Spliffs pushes O Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Neil is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Neil trying to stall but Spliffs improves his position.
Spliffs is working O Neil over against the cage.
O Neil trying to control the position but instead, Spliffs has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Neil into the cage.
Spliffs has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliffs misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Spliffs as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spliffs.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Spliffs as the two fighters clinch.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffs controls the action.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spliffs.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffs tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil tries to circle away but Spliffs has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffs fails to land.
O Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Spliffs has double underhooks.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Spliffs.
Spliffs blocks an elbow strike.
Spliffs blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil breaks the clinch.
Spliffs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spliffs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neil looks for the body kick but Spliffs saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Spliffs.
Spliffs checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliffs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliffs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spliffs lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spliffs.
O Neil closes the distance and pushes Spliffs back into the cage.
O Neil pushes Spliffs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neil stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spliffs.
Spliffs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spliffs works on O Neil's body with a couple of short punches.
Spliffs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Nice body punch from Spliffs.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Spliffs lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Spliffs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spliffs tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Spliffs has him pressed against the cage.
Spliffs tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
Rolen Spliffs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spliffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Spliffs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neils head.
O Neil stalling.
Spliffs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neils head.
Spliffs lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Spliffs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Neil takes a shot to the head.
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffs has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
O Neil's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil scores with a nice head shot.
O Neil cracks Spliffs with a good jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Spliffs.
O Neil wants to stall.
O Neil is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Spliffs has denied him.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spliffs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spliffs on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neil.
O Neil wants to stall.
O Neil pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliffs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spliffs blocks an uppercut.
Spliffs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Neil can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Spliffs.
O Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spliffs throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neil.
Spliffs tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spliffs lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spliffs.
O Neil taking a breather.
Spliffs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
Spliffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands a hook that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
Spliffs stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spliffs lands an uppercut.
Spliffs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs is leaning against O Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spliffs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffs controlling the action here for a moment.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
Spliffs lands an uppercut.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliffs scores with a shot to the side of O Neil's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffs tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Spliffs back against the cage.
Spliffs cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Spliffs.
O Neil is rocked!
Spliffs is leaning against O Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Neil is still on wobbly legs! Can Spliffs finish him?
Spliffs cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Spliffs.
Spliffs tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
Spliffs presses O Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spliffs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Spliffs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spliffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
O Neil being controlled against the cage.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Spliffs improves position.
Spliffs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliffs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spliffs is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil is working Spliffs over against the cage.
O Neil seems to have recovered his senses.
O Neil breaks from the clinch.
Spliffs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Neil is able to avoid easily.
O Neil throws a body punch but Spliffs moves out of range.
O Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neil throws a body punch but Spliffs moves out of range.
O Neil looks to land a body kick but Spliffs moved away.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spliffs.
O Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spliffs.
O Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spliffs misses with a head kick.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Spliffs moved out of range nicely.
Rolen Spliffs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spliffs connects with a solid leg kick.
Spliffs tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolen Spliffs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spliffs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolen Spliffs!
Post fight, Rolen Spliffs stared into the camera and said 'After all dis time...i finally won a championship! Ay...Y'all ain't got no idea how much dis really mean to me...never underestimate the power of Mary Jane! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Boy Bubby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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33
174 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abreu darts in looking for a takedown but Bubby gets double underhooks and turns Abreu into the cage.
Abreu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bubby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abreu misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abreu is looking to chop away at Bubby's legs.
Bubby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Abreu misses.
Abreu misses with an uppercut. Bubby saw that one coming.
Abreu throws a sloppy head kick and Bubby moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Abreu misses
and Bubby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu can't break the clinch.
Abreu presses Bubby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bubby has Abreu pressed against the cage, preventing Abreu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bubby working aggressively here.
Abreu working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby misses with a punch on the inside.
Abreu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abreu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abreu throws an overhand right that lands on Bubby's shoulder, as Bubby tries to avoid the shot.
Abreu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubby is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abreu. Bubby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Bubby catches Abreu right on the button with a cross.
Abreu sizes up Bubby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bubby checks a leg kick.
Abreu tries a head kick but it misses.
Abreu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abreu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bubby.
Abreu misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bubby.
Bubby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abreu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abreu blocking some punches.
Abreu lands a left hand.
Abreu misses with a body punch.
Abreu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abreu blocks a body shot from Bubby.
Abreu can't break the clinch.
Abreu has a couple of punches blocked by Bubby.
Bubby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bubby lands a left hand.
Bubby blocks a body shot from Abreu.
Abreu misses with some punches.
Abreu prevents a body shot from Bubby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abreu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Abreu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abreu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bubby misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bubby fails to land.
Abreu is trying to break the clinch but Bubby has him pressed against the cage.
Abreu misses with the head strike.
Abreu breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bubby.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abreu.
An inside leg kick lands from Bubby.
Bubby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bubby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Abreu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bubby doesn't seem phased though.
Bubby staying out of range there.
Cooper Abreu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby tries a low kick but Abreu avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abreu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bubbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abreu cracks Bubby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bubby checks a leg kick.
Abreu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bubby, right into the meat.
Bubby checks a leg kick.
Abreu takes a swing at Bubby's ribcage but misses.
Abreu throws a head kick that misses
and Bubby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bubby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abreu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bubby walks away with a smile on his face. Abreu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boy Bubby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cooper Abreu.
Bubby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abreu misses with a leg kick
and Bubby counters by moving into the clinch.
Bubby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bubby lands a nice hook to Abreu's body. Abreu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abreu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bubby counters by moving into the clinch.
Abreu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abreu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy Bubby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abreu tries to work over Bubby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abreu lands with a light punch inside.
Abreu working aggressively here.
Abreu is trying to break the clinch but Bubby has him pressed against the cage.
Bubby lands with a light punch inside.
Bubby struggles to land a body shot inside as Abreu controls his hands.
Abreu lands an uppercut.
Bubby is rocked!
Abreu has clasped his hands together around Bubby's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oh Bubby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Abreu! That's hurt Bubby! Will he recover? Abreu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murdock's choice of entrance music: You're Blind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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189 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murdock. That one must have hurt.
Bueno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bueno throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bueno scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Bueno is looking to score with low kicks.
Murdock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taco Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Bueno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Bueno checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bueno blocks the low kick.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno swinging wildly here.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bueno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bueno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murdock cracks Bueno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murdock tries to clinch there but Bueno circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a wild combination.
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Bueno's head.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueno controls his hands.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murdock cracks Bueno with a nice body shot.
Bueno is breathing heavily.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Bueno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murdock uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock looking to pass the guard.
Murdock trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murdock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bueno trying to control the position here.
Murdock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murdock throws a lazy right hand but Bueno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Matt Murdock's cut even more.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bueno is defended easily by Murdock.
Bueno throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Bueno misses with a low kick as Murdock jumps back.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bueno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Murdock.
Bueno misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bueno.
Matt Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno takes one to the chin there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bueno misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
Murdock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock 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 Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Bueno misses.
Murdock with a hook.
Murdock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bueno momentarily.
Bueno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bueno 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.
Bueno scores with a hook.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno misses with a hook.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murdock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Bueno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murdock counters with a body kick.
Bueno throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdock swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Murdock lands with a right that hurts Bueno. Bueno looks to clinch but Murdock throws a short knee that drops Bueno. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Matt Murdock!
Post fight, Matt Murdock stared into the camera and said 'lol'.
Taco Bueno was interviewed post fight and said 'Pointless matchup, slow learner, sparring partner and Murdock still piss farts about accepting making jet travel a fuck up. Im done with travelling for this record padding bullshit.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Jeezy - Foul Play. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
28 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Player lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Player is able to avoid easily.
Player loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Player.
Player lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Player misses with a straight left.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Player.
Player uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Player throws a body kick.
Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Player has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Player shakes it off.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie checks a low kick from Player.
Player throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Player rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Player gets back to half guard.
Player is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie prevents Player from improving his position.
Player is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Player has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie won't allow Player to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Player is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Player is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Player is keeping the position for now.
Player wants to sweep but no luck.
Player is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Player.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Player misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Player is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie cracks Player with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Player is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Player is defending the strikes.
Player struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Player is avoiding damage well.
Player holds on to Gracie's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Player to escape.
Player is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Player struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Player's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Player is looking for a sweep.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Player sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Player is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Player takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie with a hook.
Player feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Player.
Player misses with a body shot.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Player.
Player comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Player tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Player misses with an uppercut.
Player throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player 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.
Player is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Player is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control but Player is working from the bottom.
Player tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Player walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Player thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie pushes down on Player's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Player is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Player is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Player is defending the position.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Player is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Gracie working the body and head with strikes.
Player manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Player is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Player knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is thwarting Player's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Player from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to control. Player wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Player moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Player pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie works over Player with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Player's thigh, looking to free his foot. Player is holding on for now.
Player looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Player makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Player.
Player pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Player preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Player keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie won't allow Player to sweep him here.
Player pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Player's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Player pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Player throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie digs a good hook to Player's body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Player misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Player throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Player's defenses.
Player fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Player takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Player looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Player missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Player rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Player misses with a head kick.
Player throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Player but he's now mounted!
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Player to control.
Player is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Player looks a forlorn figure.
Player manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Player is trying to control but can't.
Player wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Player trying to control from the bottom.
Player avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Player is trying to control but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Player really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player is wriggling around trying to escape.
Player sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie working over Player with some ground and pound. Player looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Player controlling the position for now.
Player trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Player defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gracie working away.
Player holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Player is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Player denies him.
Player manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Player defends it.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Player is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie really dominated that round.
That's time! Player's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Player.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Player feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Player misses with an uppercut
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Player's guard.
Player has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Player looking for a sweep. Not yet Player, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Player's head.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Player wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player is working hard here to advance position.
Player won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Player is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Player is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Player is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Player wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Player is trying to get back to half guard.
Player takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Player will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Player can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Player struggling a bit here.
Player takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Player's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Player knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Player is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Player is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Player gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie prevents Player from improving his position.
Gracie is thwarting Player's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Player is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Player knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Player is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gary Player is winning the standup battle so far.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Player with an uppercut!
Player darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Player is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Player fights it but they end up in 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!
Player trying to control the position here.
Player is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Gracie trying to control the position but Player is working away.
Player is trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Player tries to improve position but can't.
Gary Player has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie prevents Player from improving his position.
Player is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Player dodges it nicely.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Player sees it coming and defends easily.
Player tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Player with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Player makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Player.
Player keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Player wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Player is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Player tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Player's guard.
Gracie postures up.
Player looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Player is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Player 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.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Player's head.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Player is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Player is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Player is controlling well.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Ricardo Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ice Cold comes to the cage accompanied by Adrenaline!. Partio has chosen Here comes Partio, look at those dance moves! Oh he's enjoying himself! as his entrance music. Kauko Partio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio fails with a takedown attempt.
Ice Cold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Partio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ice Cold's waist but Ice Cold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Partio off to one side.
Ice Cold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partio can pounce on him.
Ice Cold thows a body kick. Partio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ice Cold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ice Cold thumps Partio with a low kick.
Ice Cold cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
Ice Cold moves out of range of the strikes.
Ice Cold tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
Ice Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice Cold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Partio with a jab.
Partio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ice Cold's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ice Cold is concentrating on defense, preventing Partio from advancing position.
Partio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold trying to hold on to Partio's head to control him but Partio postures up.
Ice Cold won't allow Partio to pass to mount.
Partio wants to take a breather but Ice Cold is having none of it.
Ice Cold keeping control of the position.
Partio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ice Cold controlling the position for now.
Partio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ice Cold is refusing to be controlled, as Partio sits in half guard.
Ice Cold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ice Cold manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Partio throws an elbow that misses. Ice Cold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Partio's guard. Nice move by Ice Cold!
Ice Cold stopping the sweep attempt from Partio.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Ice Cold from controlling successfully.
Partio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ice Cold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Partio looking for subs off his back but Ice Cold has passed one foot through into half guard.
Partio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ice Cold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ice Cold's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Partio controlling well, preventing Ice Cold from escaping the position.
Ice Cold wants to control his opponent's hands but Partio gets his hands free.
The referee is taking a good look at Ice Cold as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Partio!
Ice Cold is keeping busy.
Ice Cold is really stuck here.
Partio misses with an elbow to the head.
Partio cracks Ice Cold with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ice Cold from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Partio gets his hands free as Ice Cold looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a punch to the head.
Ice Cold tries to escape but Partio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Partio not allowing Ice Cold to control his hands.
Partio punches the canvas rather than the man.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Partio.
Ice Cold looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Partio looking to hold on to the position here but Ice Cold rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio stopping the sweep attempt from Ice Cold.
Partio is working Ice Cold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Partio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Ice Cold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ice Cold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Partio misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Ice Cold down.
Partio takes one to the side of the head.
Ice Cold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ice Cold doesn't seem phased though.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ice Cold tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Ice Cold scores with a jab to the head.
Partio throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ice Cold.
Partio cracks Ice Cold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ice Cold swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Vanilla Ice Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ice Cold misses with a hook. Partio ducked under it nicely.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Ice Cold throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Ice Cold moved out of range.
Partio defending well as Ice Cold loads up on a big left hand.
Ice Cold checks the leg kick.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio misses with a double jab.
Ice Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio clobbers Ice Cold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ice Cold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ice Cold working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio is working Ice Cold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Partio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ice Cold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ice Cold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Ice Cold is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio is still trying to improve position.
Partio trying to control but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.
Partio postures up in Ice Cold's guard and throws a big left but Ice Cold blocks it.
Ice Cold seems keen to control Partio's posture.
Ice Cold trying to control the position.
Partio with a nice head shot there.
Ice Cold has control of Partio's left arm, preventing Partio from doing any damage.
Ice Cold trying to control the position.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ice Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Partio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Partio misses.
Ice Cold throws a solid leg kick but Partio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ice Cold.
Ice Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Partio misses with a double jab.
Partio swinging wildly here.
Partio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Partio lands with a shot to the body.
Ice Cold wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Partio checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Partio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold throws a chopping leg kick but Partio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Partio is looking to slow Ice Cold down with leg kicks.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but Partio moves out of range easily.
Ice Cold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Partio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ice Cold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ice Cold throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Ice Cold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Partio throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold motions for Partio to come forward. Ice Cold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ice Cold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold stuns Partio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold needs to keep his hands up - Partio had a free shot at his head there.
Ice Cold moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Partio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ice Cold digs a good hook to Partio's body.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Ice Cold's shoulder, as Ice Cold tries to avoid the shot.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold misses with a leg kick.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Ice Cold misses with a hook. Partio ducked under it nicely.
Ice Cold just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ice Cold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio thumps Ice Cold with a low kick.
Partio misses with a leg kick.
Partio cracks a nice hook into Ice Cold's ribs.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Ice Cold moves his leg out of the way.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ice Cold misses with a shot to the body
and Partio counters with a shoot takedown. Ice Cold fights it but they end up in guard.
Partio throws a big right hand that misses.
Ice Cold controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
Partio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ice Cold controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
Partio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ice Cold pulls Partio in close to prevent any damage.
Partio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ice Cold controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
Partio wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Ice Cold pulls Partio in close to prevent any damage.
Partio postures up and lands a big shot to Ice Cold's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Partio throws a big right hand that misses.
Partio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Partio is looking to take a break and control but Ice Cold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ice Cold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Partio off and has taken his back!
Partio staying busy and making it hard for Ice Cold to control.
Kauko Partio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ice Cold has the hooks in. Partio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Partio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kauko Partio just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Vanilla Ice Cold is winning the standup battle so far.
Ice Cold scoring well with a low kick there.
Ice Cold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ice Cold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Partio avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ice Cold lunges at Partio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Partio's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio dives in for a single leg takedown but Ice Cold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Partio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Ice Cold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Partio lands with a hook. Ice Cold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ice Cold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ice Cold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ice Cold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio fails with a takedown attempt.
Ice Cold is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ice Cold, as that shot connected.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ice Cold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ice Cold throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Ice Cold connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Ice Cold moves away and avoids it.
Ice Cold tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Ice Cold checks a leg kick.
Partio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio postures up in Ice Cold's guard and throws a big left but Ice Cold blocks it.
Ice Cold controlling Partio's posture.
Partio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ice Cold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ice Cold working a defensive guard here.
Partio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ice Cold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ice Cold is trying to control the position but Partio postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ice Cold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partio checks it well.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ice Cold moves away from the strike by Partio.
Ice Cold dodges the punch combination from Partio.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ice Cold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Partio throws a leg kick but Ice Cold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ice Cold misses with a straight left.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ice Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Partio throws a hook but Ice Cold avoids it easily.
Partio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ice Cold throws out a leg kick but Partio moves out of range and Ice Cold only half commits.
A low kick from Partio is predictable there
and Ice Cold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ice Cold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ice Cold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanilla Ice Cold had his way with Kauko Partio in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ice Cold connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ice Cold checks the leg kick.
Ice Cold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ice Cold throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Ice Cold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ice Cold.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ice Cold.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Ice Cold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold is looking to chop away at Partio's legs.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ice Cold wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Ice Cold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ice Cold wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio blocks a jab.
Ice Cold digs a good body shot into Partio's ribs.
Ice Cold throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Ice Cold throws a front kick aimed at Partio's knee but Partio avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Ice Cold.
Partio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Ice Cold blocks the leg kick.
Ice Cold scoring well with a low kick there.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Partio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ice Cold sprawls well initially but Partio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Partio misses with a head shot. Ice Cold uses the momentum to regain guard.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ice Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanilla Ice Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold 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.
Partio is in close to Ice Cold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Partio preventing the sweep.
Partio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ice Cold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ice Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ice Cold controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ice Cold wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Ice Cold takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Ice Cold checks it.
Partio looks for a takedown but Ice Cold sprawls well.
Ice Cold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Partio blocks a leg kick.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Partio lands a head kick!
Ice Cold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Partio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ice Cold finds it's way round the side to connect with Partio's head.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick as Partio jumps back.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Ice Cold counters with a left to the body.
Ice Cold is looking to wear down Partio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice Cold blocks a low kick nicely.
Ice Cold scoring well with a low kick there.
Ice Cold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ice Cold with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vanilla Ice Cold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Partio 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauko Partio!
After the fight, Kauko Partio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Vanilla Ice Cold was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess that is it for me. Thanks for all the good times.'.
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