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WFC 24: Venger vs. Duffy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Draco Klay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draco Klay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been told by Klay's head coaches at Rooster's Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Klay throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Turner stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Klay follows into mount!
Turner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Klay finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klay lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Klay connects with a bit shot that sees Turner covering up! More strikes from Klay and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Klay is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draco Klay!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tumamoc Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tumamoc Hill!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Barkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Nick Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Barkley throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
Barkley misses with a head kick.
Barkley lands a nice looking body kick.
Barkley looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Barkley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Barkley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Barkley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barkley.
Barkley throws a head kick that half lands.
Barkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley lands a brutal head kick. Hill looks out on his feet and Barkley throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Angels. Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class MT
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Better.
Miller lands a jab to Better's midsection.
Better tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Better manages to avoid it.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miller enables Better to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Better postures up.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Better from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping full guard, as Better tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Better from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Miller looks to land a combination but Better avoids it well.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Better goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Better changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Better manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Better shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Better takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Better takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Better.
Better throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Better lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Miller and Better goes tumbling to the canvas! Miller follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Better is rocked!
Miller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Better is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller wants to control but Better is keeping him busy.
Better keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Better seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Better is working away.
Miller is controlling the pace.
Better is not content to let Miller control the position.
Better trying to control but Miller postures up.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Better on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is trying to control. Better wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller blocks a head kick by Better.
Better keeps the fight on the outside.
Better lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Better tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Better slips under a jab from Miller.
Better pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Better with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Better.
Better takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Better ducks down to avoid it.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Better, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller jabs Better right on the nose. Better blinks but takes it well.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Better at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Better.
Better slips under a jab from Miller.
Better tries to clinch up
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Better pushes him off.
Better swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ryan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Better scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Better takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Better throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Better throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Better shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Better changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Better manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Better.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Better takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Better throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Better with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a beautiful punch that sends Better to the canvas!
That has opened up Evan Better's cut even more.
Better is breathing heavily.
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!
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Better is proving hard to escape from.
Better is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller wants to control but Better is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Better moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Better working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miller sneaks back into half guard.
Better is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Better.
Miller trying to control but Better postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Better wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Better is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Better stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Better has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Better lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Better can do to turn this around?
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Better saw that one coming.
A big left from Better misses.
Miller tests Better's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Better moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Better circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Better keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Better scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Better plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller looks to throw the jab but Better is out of range.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Ryan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Better tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Better has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miller defending against the ground and pound.
Better has an Americana. Miller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Better is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Better hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Evan Better!
After winning the bout, Evan Better 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Gory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck Them All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Gory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philipp Kostyrko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Gory is having none of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gory lands.
Gory seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No joy there for Gory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kostyrko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gory.
Some wild striking there from Gory.
Kostyrko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gory misses with a wild body shot.
Kostyrko misses the jab.
Kostyrko wants to clinch up but Gory keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Gory misses.
Gory moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostyrko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kostyrko avoids the body shot from Gory.
Kostyrko tried to score with a low kick but Gory checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gory misses its intended target.
Gory keeps the fight on the outside.
Kostyrko closes the distance and clinches.
Kostyrko stalling.
Gory can't find room to land a body shot as Kostyrko controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gory.
Gory wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko stalling.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gory.
Kostyrko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
Kostyrko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Gory being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gory.
Gory misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gory tries to work over Kostyrko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gory takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko has Gory pushed against the cage.
Kostyrko blocking some punches.
Kostyrko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but Gory blocks it.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gory swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostyrko looking to stall.
Gory has a couple of punches blocked by Kostyrko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philipp Kostyrko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostyrko manages to avoid it.
Kostyrko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gory.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
Gory swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Gory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gory swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Gory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gory throws a body punch but Kostyrko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko throws a low kick but Gory avoids it.
Gory looks to throw the jab but Kostyrko is out of range.
Gory throws a hook to the side of Kostyrko's head but Kostyrko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostyrko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostyrko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gory scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Gory coming out on top.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up but Gory circles away and keeps his distance.
Gory scores with a nice head shot.
Al Gory is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Gory. Those never looked like landing.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostyrko darts in and clinches Gory up against the cage.
Kostyrko stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kostyrko throws an elbow but misses.
Gory tries to break free but Kostyrko pushes him back against the cage.
Gory avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gory is trying to break the clinch but Kostyrko is controlling him.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gory misses with the head strike.
Kostyrko missing with knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Kostyrko leaning against his opponent.
Gory swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gory is defending well for now.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Gory misses with a punch on the inside.
Gory throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostyrko stalling in the clinch.
Gory struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostyrko controls his hands.
Kostyrko has Gory pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gory.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the head but Gory blocks with his arms.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko looking to throw knees to the head but Gory is blocking nicely.
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 Al Gory will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kostyrko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gory.
Kostyrko ducks under a wild hook from Gory.
Gory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Gory is having none of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
A jab lands there for Gory.
Gory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gory lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostyrko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gory throws a shot from downtown. Kostyrko moves away and avoids it.
Kostyrko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostyrko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gory misses with a double jab.
Gory swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory loads up on a big right hand but Kostyrko slips the punch.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Gory is avoiding it.
Gory is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gory counters with a nice body shot.
Kostyrko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gory looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostyrko is just out of range.
Gory 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.
Kostyrko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gory.
Gory lands a head shot.
Kostyrko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
Kostyrko blocks a jab.
Kostyrko wants to clinch
and Gory counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostyrko tries to clinch there but Gory circles away.
Kostyrko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kostyrko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kostyrko clinches.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kostyrko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Gory fails to land.
Gory is trying to force a seperation but Kostyrko has the dominant position.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko misses with a knee to the head.
Gory can't find room to land a body shot as Kostyrko controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kostyrko misses with a knee strike.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Gory's ribcage.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gory throws a head punch that misses.
Gory avoiding damage as Kostyrko throws knees to the body.
Gory blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gory avoids the damage to the body.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostyrko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostyrko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gory avoids it.
Kostyrko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostyrko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostyrko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostyrko trying to stall but Gory improves his position.
Kostyrko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gory is defending well for now.
Gory managing to block the knees to the body from Kostyrko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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 Al Gory.
I think Gory 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Philipp Kostyrko!
Philipp Kostyrko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Borcrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi's entrance music is Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. A fine choice. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buakaw Borcrao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borcrao cracks al-Baghdadi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al-Baghdadi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borcrao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borcrao moves out of range of the strikes.
al-Baghdadi lands a jab to Borcrao's midsection.
al-Baghdadi misses with a looping right.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch.
Borcrao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice shot that snaps Borcrao's head back.
al-Baghdadi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borcrao cracks al-Baghdadi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al-Baghdadi wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by al-Baghdadi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al-Baghdadi scores with a nice strike.
al-Baghdadi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borcrao scores with a head kick. al-Baghdadi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borcrao on the side of the head.
al-Baghdadi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borcrao misses with an uppercut.
Borcrao throws a predictable looking body shot
and al-Baghdadi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Borcrao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al-Baghdadi cracks Borcrao with an open hand slap.
Borcrao is rocked!
A head kick from al-Baghdadi lands but Borcrao takes it in his stride.
Borcrao is still on wobbly legs! Can al-Baghdadi finish him?
Borcrao takes one to the side of the head.
Borcrao throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi blocks a jab.
Borcrao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Borcrao. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Borcrao to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borcrao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
al-Baghdadi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borcrao has control of al-Baghdadi's left arm, preventing al-Baghdadi from doing any damage.
al-Baghdadi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Borcrao seems to have recovered his senses.
Borcrao is trying to keep al-Baghdadi in close.
Borcrao told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
al-Baghdadi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borcrao controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
al-Baghdadi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
al-Baghdadi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borcrao's head.
al-Baghdadi preventing the sweep.
Borcrao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borcrao 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.
al-Baghdadi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Borcrao loads up on a big right hand but al-Baghdadi slips the punch.
al-Baghdadi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al-Baghdadi digs a good hook to Borcrao's body.
Borcrao connects with a right hand. al-Baghdadi shakes it off.
Borcrao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al-Baghdadi sizes up Borcrao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcrao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buakaw Borcrao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borcrao checks a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi throws a low kick but Borcrao moves out of range easily.
Borcrao throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from al-Baghdadi 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 Borcrao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borcrao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borcrao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al-Baghdadi doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al-Baghdadi needs to keep his hands up - Borcrao had a free shot at his head there.
Borcrao misses with a wild body shot.
al-Baghdadi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al-Baghdadi checks a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a right hand but Borcrao moved out of range.
Borcrao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al-Baghdadi throws a lazy right hand but Borcrao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borcrao misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borcrao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al-Baghdadi is able to avoid easily.
Borcrao misses with a body punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a good low kick that Borcrao was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Borcrao misses the target.
Borcrao lands with a hook. al-Baghdadi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borcrao throws a shot from downtown. al-Baghdadi moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
al-Baghdadi cracks a nice hook into Borcrao's ribs.
al-Baghdadi lands a leg kick that knocks Borcrao off balance momentarily.
al-Baghdadi blocks a head kick by Borcrao.
al-Baghdadi connects with a leg kick. Borcrao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
al-Baghdadi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borcrao misses with a body shot.
al-Baghdadi throws an off balance right hand
and Borcrao counters with a nice leg kick.
Borcrao misses with a looping right.
al-Baghdadi cracks Borcrao with an open hand slap.
Borcrao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
al-Baghdadi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borcrao throws a low kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range easily.
Borcrao tries to move into range but al-Baghdadi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Borcrao walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcrao lands with a nice body punch.
al-Baghdadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borcrao was well out of range. Poor timing from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi swings for the body but Borcrao moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borcrao to score with a decent uppercut.
al-Baghdadi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as al-Baghdadi checks a leg kick.
Borcrao lands with a straight right. al-Baghdadi didn't see that one coming.
al-Baghdadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al-Baghdadi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borcrao throws a lazy right hand but al-Baghdadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Borcrao.
Borcrao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi moves away from the strike by Borcrao.
al-Baghdadi blocks a leg kick.
Borcrao takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Borcrao. That snapped al-Baghdadi's head back.
al-Baghdadi slips a jab and a cross from Borcrao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al-Baghdadi misses the shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Borcrao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al-Baghdadi ducks under a wild hook from Borcrao.
al-Baghdadi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borcrao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borcrao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al-Baghdadi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borcrao connects with a body shot that sends al-Baghdadi's belly button to the back.
al-Baghdadi scores with a nice head shot.
al-Baghdadi scores with a body shot.
Borcrao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is winning the standup battle so far.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi avoids the head kick by Borcrao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a head kick that misses.
Borcrao slips under a jab from al-Baghdadi.
A swing and a miss from al-Baghdadi.
Borcrao throws a hook but al-Baghdadi blocks it.
Borcrao tries to score with a low kick but al-Baghdadi moves his leg out of the way.
Borcrao throws a front kick aimed at al-Baghdadi's knee but al-Baghdadi avoids it well.
al-Baghdadi misses with a leg kick.
Borcrao misses with a straight left.
al-Baghdadi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borcrao can do to turn this around?
Borcrao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borcrao slips under a jab.
A jab from Borcrao misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borcrao. al-Baghdadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
al-Baghdadi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi lands a head shot.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borcrao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al-Baghdadi looks to land a left hand but Borcrao moved out of range nicely.
al-Baghdadi throws out a powerful jab.
al-Baghdadi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borcrao finds it's way round the side to connect with al-Baghdadi's head.
Borcrao blocks a low kick nicely.
al-Baghdadi swings for the body but Borcrao moves out of range.
Borcrao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch but Borcrao is avoiding it.
al-Baghdadi with a nice cross.
Borcrao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Borcrao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borcrao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
al-Baghdadi connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Borcrao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al-Baghdadi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from al-Baghdadi misses the target.
al-Baghdadi ducks under a wild hook from Borcrao.
Borcrao thows a leg kick but al-Baghdadi checks it
and al-Baghdadi counters with a good low kick that Borcrao was not able to check.
Borcrao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borcrao there as he acknowledges the shot.
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borcrao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al-Baghdadi.
Borcrao throws a jab when al-Baghdadi was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi wants to clinch.
Borcrao looks to land a left hand but al-Baghdadi moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by al-Baghdadi there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Borcrao.
Borcrao throws the left hand but al-Baghdadi avoids the punch easily.
al-Baghdadi throws a combination that misses
and Borcrao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch.
Borcrao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al-Baghdadi wants to clinch
and Borcrao counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Borcrao finds it's way through al-Baghdadi's defenses.
Borcrao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
al-Baghdadi connects with a single shot there.
al-Baghdadi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al-Baghdadi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borcrao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al-Baghdadi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for al-Baghdadi. That snapped Borcrao's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild body shot.
Borcrao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw Borcrao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by al-Baghdadi. Beautiful body shot.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi lands a right hook to the body.
Borcrao throws a combination that misses
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Borcrao misses
and al-Baghdadi scores with a counter punch that sends Borcrao to the canvas! al-Baghdadi smells blood - he's punishing Borcrao with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Borcrao has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
After winning the bout, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meike Poika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastiaan Rutten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Meike Poika's chin.
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240 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meike Poika!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poika misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Poika.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poika if he has to take too many more of those.
Poika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Poika off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Meike Poika has been cut.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poika.
Poika misses with a left hand
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten closes the distance and pushes Poika back into the cage.
Poika is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Rutten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poika wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika is trying to force a seperation but Rutten has the dominant position.
Poika looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Rutten.
A body shot lands from Rutten.
Poika looks winded!
A hook to the body from Rutten.
Rutten cracks Poika with a nice body shot.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Poika drops his hands momentarily and Rutten needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Poika just on the top of the head. Poika drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Poika - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastiaan Rutten!
Sebastiaan Rutten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow's entrance music is winters coming. A fine choice. BJ Penncil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Snow throws a series of punches but Penncil avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Penncil tries for a takedown but Snow circles away easily
and Snow counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Snow lands.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Penncil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snow digs a good body shot into Penncil's ribs.
Penncil tries for a takedown but Snow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penncil.
Snow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penncil manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow drops back looking for a leg! Penncil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penncil manages to kick Snow off! Snow jumps back into Penncil's guard.
Penncil working for a triangle but Snow defends it easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Snow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow trying to move into half guard but instead Penncil has managed to sweep!
Penncil looking to pass the guard.
Snow is pulling down on Penncil's head. It's preventing any offense from Penncil, at least for the moment.
Penncil drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snow!
Penncil takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Penncil is trying to improve his position.
Penncil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Penncil is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penncil is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snow's back!
Penncil is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Snow is defending well though. Penncil let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow tries to break free.
Penncil is looking for a choke. Snow gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Snow manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow landing with the ground and pound.
Snow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Snow passes Penncil's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penncil taking some punishment here, with Snow in his half guard.
Snow lands strikes from half guard.
Snow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snow lands a nice short elbow.
Snow wants to take a breather but Penncil is having none of it.
Snow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Snow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penncil trying to hold on to Snow's head to control him but Snow postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penncil is trying to get back to full guard.
Penncil has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penncil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Penncil is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penncil is trying to maintain the position but Snow is very close to passing his half guard.
Snow tries to pass to full mount but Penncil defends it.
Snow working the head and body with strikes.
Snow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Penncil!
Snow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penncil can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A nice elbow there by Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow with shots to the head and body - Penncil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Penncil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Penncil is bucking up trying to escape but Snow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penncil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Snow. No joy for Penncil on that attempt.
Penncil gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snow scoring with some ground and pound.
Penncil looking for a guillotine here but Snow defends easily.
Snow passes Penncil's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penncil has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snow stalling.
Snow prevents Penncil from improving his position.
Penncil keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Snow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Penncil is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snow drops an elbow to the side of Penncil's head.
Penncil wants to get back to full guard.
Snow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penncil defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snow in particular looking to stall.
Snow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penncil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Snow working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Snow connects with a nice short shot to Penncil's temple.
Penncil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penncil is still trying to improve position.
Snow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Penncil is just riding it out for now. Snow eventually gives up the hold.
Penncil wants to get back to full guard.
Snow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Snow working over Penncil with some ground and pound. Penncil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Snow works his foot free and advances to mount.
Snow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Penncil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Snow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil taking shots to the head.
Snow lands a big elbow - Penncil is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Penncil is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Snow!
In his post fight interview, Jon Snow gave a big smile as he said 'thanks to all my fellow brothers in black, let us go fornicate with the wildling women before the whitewalkers come and kill us all....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monteban circles away quickly and effectively.
Gu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monteban is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gu misses with a leg kick.
Monteban digs a good hook to Gu's body.
Gu looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Gu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Gu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monteban.
Monteban looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gu is fending him off so far but Monteban persists. Nope, Gu circles away and we're back to standing.
Young Gu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Monteban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gu throws a leg kick but Monteban sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteban moves away.
Monteban misses with a hook.
Gu looks to land a combination. Monteban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu slips a straight right by Monteban.
Gu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monteban at a distance.
Gu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Gu as Monteban shoots in.
Monteban takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Gu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monteban checks it well.
Monteban misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Monteban throws a hook but Gu blocks it.
Monteban fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Gu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monteban doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Monteban misses
and Gu counters with a low kick, right behind Monteban 's knee.
Gu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gu takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Gu tries to clinch but Monteban is having none of it.
Gu punishes Monteban's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteban closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gu quickly recovers to half guard.
Gu trying to control but Monteban postures up.
Monteban wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gu keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gu has his hands on Monteban's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gu keeping moving, preventing Monteban from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Monteban has passed into side control.
Gu is not content to let Monteban control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gu can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gu is looking for a sweep.
Monteban staying calm.
Gu is looking to reverse the position.
Monteban trying to control the action but Gu is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gu wants to clinch up but Monteban keeps it at a distance.
Monteban fails with the takedown.
Gu lands a glancing blow to the side of Monteban's head.
Gu misses with a wild body shot.
Gu slaps away a takedown attempt from Monteban, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young Gu is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Gu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteban avoids the body shot from Gu.
Gu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu swinging wildly here.
Monteban lands a nice hook to Gu's body. Gu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monteban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monteban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Monteban swings for the body but Gu moves out of range.
Gu connects with a body shot that sends Monteban's belly button to the back.
Monteban comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monteban holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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!
Monteban wants to improve his position but Gu is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Gu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Monteban regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban 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.
Monteban is still trying to improve position.
Monteban not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gu wants to pass the guard but Monteban is keeping the position.
Monteban wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gu is now in half guard.
Monteban is trying to get back to full guard.
Gu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Monteban is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gu pulls his head out easily.
Gu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gu connects with a nice short shot to Monteban's temple.
Gu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gu wants to control but Monteban is keeping him busy.
Gu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monteban works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monteban lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gu has control of Monteban's left arm, preventing Monteban from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteban stays in close to Gu's body and controls the position.
Gu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monteban's guard.
Gu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Monteban trying to control from the bottom.
Monteban is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monteban works Gu's body with a nice hook.
Gu throws a leg kick which misses Monteban's front leg but catches the back leg as Monteban tries to avoid it.
Monteban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
Gu clinches with his opponent.
Gu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gu as Monteban tries to tie him up.
Monteban controlling the action here for a moment.
Gu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteban can do to turn this around?
Gu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gu.
Monteban turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Monteban manages to end up in side control.
Gu tries to improve position but can't.
Gu is trying to control Monteban's posture but Monteban avoids it.
Gu is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Gu pushes Monteban away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monteban gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
My spies in Boomerang!! inform me that Monteban has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban tries to advance to mount but Gu denies him.
Monteban wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gu, who protects the arm well.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Monteban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Monteban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Monteban is pressing down on Gu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gu is holding on for now.
Gu gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban trying to control the position from guard on top but Gu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monteban looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Monteban stops Gu from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gu clinches with his opponent.
Monteban looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Gu fails to land.
Gu swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four 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.
Gu misses with the head strike.
A short right from Gu on the inside.
Monteban is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gu can't find room to land a body shot as Monteban controls the action.
Monteban leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Gu on the inside.
Gu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gu lands with a left to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gu has clasped his hands together around Monteban's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gu is looking to take a break and control but Monteban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Gu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Gu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Young Gu waved his t-shirt featuring Valhalla Fight Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov comes to the cage accompanied by "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin tries to clinch there but Nazarov circles away.
Nazarov scores with the left hand. Devlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Devlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarov. Those never looked like landing.
Devlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Devlin scores with a hook.
Nazarov lands a glancing blow to the side of Devlin's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Devlin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Devlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Nazarov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Devlin.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Devlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazarov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Devlin.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Devlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nazarov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nazarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nazarov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Devlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarov lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Devlin misses
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devlin looks winded!
Nazarov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Devlin in his tracks.
Nazarov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Devlin on the side of the head.
Nazarov scores with a nice strike.
Devlin wants to clinch
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Nazarov does it's job there.
Nazarov throws a nice looking combination but Devlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Nazarov there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Devlin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Devlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Nazarov.
Devlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Nazarov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nazarov.
Devlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Devlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Devlin clinches up against the cage.
Nazarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Devlin works on Nazarov's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Devlin.
Devlin blocks a body shot from Nazarov.
Devlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov lands a nice uppercut.
Nazarov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Devlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice cross by Nazarov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nazarov.
Nazarov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Nazarov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Devlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov connects with a right hand. Devlin shakes it off.
Devlin misses with a shot to the body
and Nazarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarov.
Devlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Devlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Devlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazarov digs a good hook to Devlin's body.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Devlin is out of range.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devlin.
Nazarov scores with a hook.
Devlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Devlin avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Devlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Devlin.
Devlin lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarov throws a good cross that connects.
Nazarov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Devlin is rocked!
Nazarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarov finish him?
BOOM! Nazarov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Devlin. Devlin tries to recover but Nazarov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Devlin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Nazarov!
Vadim Nazarov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vadim Nazarov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger comes to the cage accompanied by Live and Let Die. Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venger throws a right and a left that Duffy avoids nicely.
Venger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Venger misses the shot to the body.
Duffy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Venger is not content to let Duffy control the position.
Duffy is chipping away with strikes.
Venger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duffy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Duffy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duffy misses with the ground and pound.
Duffy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venger keeps working.
Duffy with the ground and pound but Venger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Duffy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duffy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Venger is looking to improve his position.
Venger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Venger 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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duffy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venger wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger trying to keep a closed guard but Duffy is proving a slippery customer.
Duffy throws a big elbow that misses.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Venger slips a jab from Duffy.
Duffy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Venger.
Duffy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duffy throws a hook but Venger blocks it.
Duffy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Venger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duffy.
Venger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venger dives in and grabs Duffy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duffy pushes down on Venger's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Venger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venger misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Venger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venger fails to land with a series of punches.
Venger misses with a takedown attempt - Duffy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab by Duffy.
Duffy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duffy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Venger parries the strikes from Duffy easily there. Duffy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Venger to escape.
Venger is looking to regain half guard here but Duffy keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Venger looking for a sweep but Duffy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Duffy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Venger because Duffy loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duffy can't control as he wanted to and Venger manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Duffy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Venger is trying to maintain the position but Duffy is very close to passing his half guard.
Duffy trying to mount his opponent but Venger defends it.
Venger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Duffy 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.
Duffy shoots in for a double leg but Venger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venger. Duffy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venger scores with a jab to the head.
Venger throws a combination that misses
and Duffy counters with a takedown into side control.
Duffy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Venger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Venger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Duffy.
Venger can't do much from the bottom here.
Venger is not content to let Duffy control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venger manages to get back to half guard.
Venger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duffy is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duffy.
Duffy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duffy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duffy slips a nice elbow through Venger's hands, connecting with Venger's forehead.
Duffy wants to take a breather but Venger is having none of it.
Venger is controlling Duffy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Duffy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Venger is trying to maintain the position but Duffy is very close to passing his half guard.
Venger is not content to let Duffy control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Venger staying out of range there.
That's two 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.
Venger cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Venger swings widly with a right hand
and Duffy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Duffy is thwarting Venger's attempts to control the position.
Duffy wants to control but Venger is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Duffy.
Duffy trying to control from half guard but Venger is working away.
Duffy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Venger manages to get to full guard.
Duffy throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Venger is adopting a defensive guard.
Venger working a defensive guard here.
Duffy being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Venger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duffy has time to react.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venger.
Duffy misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy fails to land the takedown.
Duffy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Venger throws a body shot but no joy.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duffy throws out a loose jab but Venger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Venger lands a left and a right that send Duffy crashing to the mat, dazed. Venger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duffy is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duffy takes a swing at Venger's ribcage but misses.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Venger finish him?
Venger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duffy backs away from a small jab... but Venger lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Duffy crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Venger with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vladimir Venger!
Vladimir Venger retains his heavyweight title!
Vladimir Venger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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