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SFC 75: Brown vs Marailov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy's entrance music is Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice. A fine choice. Neptune Loveladdy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derfel Cadarn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cadarn blocks the leg kick.
Loveladdy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cadarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cadarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loveladdy.
Cadarn 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.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Cadarn.
Cadarn stuns Loveladdy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cadarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Loveladdy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loveladdy misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadarn throws a body kick that misses.
Loveladdy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cadarn.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses.
Loveladdy misses with a lunging right hand
and Loveladdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cadarn moves out of range as Loveladdy throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy staying out of range there.
Cadarn blocks a head kick by Loveladdy.
Cadarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loveladdy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cadarn managing to block the knees to the body from Loveladdy.
A right hand to the body from Loveladdy.
Cadarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loveladdy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loveladdy scores with a jab to the body.
Loveladdy misses with a few strikes there.
Cadarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cadarn slips a straight right by Loveladdy.
Cadarn scores with a kick to the body.
Loveladdy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cadarn.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Cadarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loveladdy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Loveladdy misses.
Cadarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loveladdy.
A lazy left from Loveladdy finds it's target.
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loveladdy. That's going to slow Cadarn down.
Loveladdy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cadarn throws a lazy head kick
and Loveladdy counters with a straight right hand.
Cadarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loveladdy.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Loveladdy moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cadarn blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loveladdy. Cadarn shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Cadarn controls the action.
Cadarn breaks from the clinch.
Loveladdy connects with a leg kick. Cadarn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Cadarn lands but Loveladdy takes it in his stride.
Cadarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Loveladdy is just out of range.
Loveladdy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cadarn if he has to take too many more of those.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cadarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loveladdy.
Cadarn misses with a shot to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a nice body kick.
Cadarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cadarn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cadarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loveladdy moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy dips to his left and cracks Cadarn with an uppercut!
Cadarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loveladdy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cadarn. That one must have hurt.
Cadarn throws a nice head kick!
Loveladdy scores with a body shot.
Cadarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loveladdy has closed the distance and engaged Cadarn in a clinch.
Loveladdy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadarn blocks an uppercut.
Cadarn prevents a body shot from Loveladdy.
Cadarn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loveladdy has him pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Loveladdy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Loveladdy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neptune Loveladdy dominated that 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.
Loveladdy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loveladdy throws an overhand right that lands on Cadarn's shoulder, as Cadarn tries to avoid the shot.
Cadarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Cadarn.
Loveladdy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cadarn, right into the meat.
Loveladdy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cadarn lands a nice shot that snaps Loveladdy's head back.
Loveladdy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch but Cadarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loveladdy throws a looping overhand right but Cadarn ducks down to avoid it.
Cadarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loveladdy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a wild body shot.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Cadarn.
Loveladdy throws a hook but Cadarn avoids it easily.
Cadarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Cadarn lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loveladdy. Cadarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadarn throws a lazy head kick
and Loveladdy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cadarns head.
Loveladdy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cadarn backwards.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cadarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Cadarn tries to break the clinch but Loveladdy is controlling the position.
Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cadarn can do to turn this around?
Cadarn blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn is trying to break the clinch but Loveladdy has him pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cadarn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Loveladdy on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadarn breaks the clinch.
Cadarn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loveladdy looks to land a left hand but Cadarn moved out of range nicely.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Loveladdy moves out of range.
Loveladdy 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.
Cadarn is rocked!
Cadarn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cadarn is still on wobbly legs! Can Loveladdy finish him?
Loveladdy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crack! Loveladdy connects with the perfect overhand right and Cadarn falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Loveladdy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neptune Loveladdy!
After the fight, Neptune Loveladdy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandon's choice of entrance music: All Summer Long. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan clinches with his opponent.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandon is defending well for now.
Brandon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brandon managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Brandon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Brandon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandon wants to break free but Bolan has control.
Brandon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bolan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brandon goes for a takedown attempt but Bolan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brandon rushes Bolan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Bolan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandon drops back down to his feet.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Brandon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan gets underhooks to prevent Brandon's takedown attempt.
Brandon has Bolan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bolan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Brandon looks winded!
Brandon blocks a body shot from Bolan.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandon controls his hands.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Brandon 's eye.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brandon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Brandon is rocked!
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brandon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a big knee to the head and Brandon goes down! Bolan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Bolan!
After winning the bout, Mack Bolan 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 Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes into the arena with Dirty deeds done dirt cheap AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. 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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272 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Mercer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mercer showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Mercer keeps him under control.
Mercer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer postures up.
Mercer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Mercer content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez is pulling down on Mercer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercer, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer 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.
Sanchez pulls Mercer in close to prevent any damage.
Mercer throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez is controlling Mercer's posture.
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.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mercer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mercer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mercer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Mercer tries to pass.
Mercer stops Sanchez from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercer lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mercer decides to pull guard.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez 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.
Mercer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Mercer in close.
Mercer is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is pulling down on Mercer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercer, at least for the moment.
Mercer 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.
Mercer postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercer manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Mercer blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Mercer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mercer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mercer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stu Mercer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Mercer crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Mercer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Mercer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mercer is just content to waste time from the top position. Sanchez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez controls Mercer momentarily but Mercer frees himself.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mercer trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps control of Mercer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mercer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mercer pulls guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Mercer blocks nicely.
Mercer is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Mercer manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mercer's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercer is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
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 Stu Mercer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Mercer pushes him off.
Mercer slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Mercer's body. Mercer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mercer rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stu Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercer pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez has hold of one of Mercer's legs. Mercer is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mercer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Stu Mercer has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Mercer stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
Mercer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanchez on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanchez's guard now, I'm sure.
Mercer stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Mercer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stu Mercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer looking to score a takedown here. Sanchez is defending well but Mercer drives through and ends up in Sanchez's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercer 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Mercer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stu Mercer made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses the jab.
Freeman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klitschko, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Freeman 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.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Freeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Freeman also avoids with ease.
Klitschko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freeman, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freeman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Freeman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klitschko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freeman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klitschko to the mat! Klitschko manages to get full guard.
Freeman is looking to advance position but Klitschko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You get the feeling that Freeman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klitschko avoids the attempt from Freeman to control.
Klitschko tries to control but Freeman wriggling away.
Freeman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Freeman wants to control but Klitschko is having none of it.
Klitschko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Freeman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freeman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Freeman wants to hold on but Klitschko pushes him away.
Freeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
My spies in Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems inform me that Klitschko has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freeman is looking to escape.
Freeman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klitschko controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Freeman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Freeman tries to buck Klitschko off but Klitschko takes his back!
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman breaks Klitschko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Klitschko 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.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
Klitschko clinches.
Klitschko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klitschko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Klitschko wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Freeman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Freeman manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Freeman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Freeman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Klitschko's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Freeman drives through and clinches with Klitschko against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to maintain a safe position but Klitschko gets an underhook and turns Freeman into the cage.
Klitschko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Freeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitschko lands a right hand.
Klitschko looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman lands a takedown into guard.
Klitschko keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freeman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman advances to half guard.
Freeman controlling the action here.
Klitschko is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Klitschko sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freeman walks into a straight right hand from Klitschko.
Klitschko wants to clinch.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klitschko wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Klitschko gets tackled into the cage by Freeman. Freeman maintains the clinch.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freeman is keeping busy.
Freeman has Klitschko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klitschko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Freeman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Freeman looks to clinch
and Klitschko counters with a good low kick that Freeman was not able to check.
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to clinch up.
Nikita Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Klitschko.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Freeman moves out of range.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klitschko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman clinches.
Freeman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klitschkos head.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Freeman as Klitschko tries to tie him up.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Klitschko controls his hands.
Freeman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Klitschko is trying to keep Freeman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klitschko is keeping the position for now.
Klitschko keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman stays in close to Klitschko's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Freeman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klitschko keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is pushing down on Klitschko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klitschko is fighting to maintain full guard but Freeman has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Klitschko is doing well to control the position and prevent Freeman from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Klitschko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klitschko dodges the ground and pound from Freeman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Freeman!
A very excited looking Connor Freeman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Achilles Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Riccuito.
Achilles Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccuito lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Jones.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riccuito.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Riccuito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccuito trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riccuito into the cage.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Riccuito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Riccuito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riccuito's elbow.
Riccuito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones cracks Riccuito with a nice body shot.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Riccuito.
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
A short right from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riccuito misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones clinches up with Riccuito and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riccuito is keeping busy.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Riccuito lands a body punch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riccuito lands with a left to the head.
Riccuito misses with a punch to the body.
Riccuito missing with knees to the body.
Riccuito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Riccuito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riccuito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riccuito pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Riccuito on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccuitos head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
Riccuito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones prevents a body shot from Riccuito.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside.
Riccuito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riccuito is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Riccuito misses the target.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Riccuito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Riccuito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Riccuito swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Achilles Jones has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with some punches.
Riccuito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achilles Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones throws a body punch but Riccuito moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Riccuito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riccuito.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riccuito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones avoiding damage as Riccuito throws knees to the body.
Riccuito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Riccuito pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Riccuito.
Jones stalling.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Riccuito lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Riccuito fails to land.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riccuito lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Riccuito.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riccuito lands with a left to the head.
Riccuito throws an elbow that misses.
Riccuito missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riccuito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Riccuito scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccuitos head.
Riccuito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riccuito digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones gets through Riccuito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riccuito misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riccuito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to stall but Riccuito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riccuito lands a nice uppercut.
Riccuito missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Riccuito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riccuito throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a knee strike.
Riccuito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riccuito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riccuito loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones rushes Riccuito and presses him up against the cage.
Riccuito can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with some punches.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riccuito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Riccuito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riccuito.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riccuito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Riccuito - that landed with a thud.
Riccuito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Riccuito misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riccuito up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Achilles Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Riccuito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Riccuito in a clinch.
Riccuito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A left hand lands to the body for Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones blocks a body shot from Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riccuito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riccuito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riccuito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riccuito has his back to the cage.
Riccuito connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Riccuito breaks the clinch.
Riccuito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccuito finish him?
Riccuito connects with a superb combination that knocks Jones out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Riccuito before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Riccuito!
A relieved looking Mark Riccuito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Riordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Riordan clinches with his opponent.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Riordan.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riordan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
Riordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdullah's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Abdullah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan just leaning against Abdullah, taking a breather.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riordan is looking to control Abdullah's arms but Abdullah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riordan has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Riordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Riordan.
Abdullah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riordan is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Riordan.
I was talking to Abdullah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abdullah prevents a body shot from Riordan.
Riordan tries a body shot but Abdullah blocks it.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
Tommy Riordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riordan moves forwards but Abdullah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up with Riordan, looking for a takedown. Abdullah pushes Riordan against the cage but Riordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
Riordan avoids the body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Riordan circles away easily
and Riordan moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riordan throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Abdullah avoids the elbow strike from Riordan, against the cage.
Riordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdullah's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Riordan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abdullah as Riordan tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riordan throws an elbow but misses.
Abdullah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah shoots for a double leg takedown but Riordan sprawls well. He's pushed Abdullah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riordan.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Riordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riordan continues to drive forward.
Abdullah is working for takedown but Riordan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riordan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riordan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
Riordan gets underhooks to prevent Abdullah's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Riordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riordan throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abdullah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riordan prevents it.
Riordan misses with an elbow strike.
Abdullah is trying to drag Riordan to the mat but Riordan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
That's time! Abdullah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abdullah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riordan tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah misses with a hook. Riordan ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Riordan is just out of range.
Riordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Riordan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah misses with a wild body shot.
Riordan has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Riordan tries to clinch but Abdullah is having none of it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Riordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdullah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan clinches.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riordan trying to stall but Abdullah improves his position.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah trying to control the action but Riordan is working from the bottom.
Riordan gets back to half guard.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riordan wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Riordan's temple.
Riordan is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan trying to control from the bottom.
Riordan actively working from the bottom here.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riordan's head.
Abdullah prevents Riordan from improving his position.
Riordan trying to control but Abdullah postures up.
Riordan is trying to get back to full guard.
Riordan is concentrating on defense, preventing Abdullah from advancing position.
Abdullah winds up and cracks Riordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah trying to control the action but Riordan is working from the bottom.
Abdullah misses with a head shot. Riordan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Abdullah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Riordan keeps moving.
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riordan's head.
Abdullah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abdullah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riordan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abdullah controls the pace.
Riordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Riordan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abdullah trying to control but Riordan is working from the bottom.
Riordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah.
Riordan trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Riordan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahkim Abdullah dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Riordan. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Riordan throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Riordan. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riordan misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
Riordan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riordan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
Riordan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abdullah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riordan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdullah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riordan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abdullah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riordan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abdullah content to control rather than advance.
Riordan trying to control from the bottom.
Riordan wants to control but Abdullah passes into side.
Abdullah wants to control but Riordan is keeping him busy.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abdullah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riordan is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
Riordan is trying to get back to full guard.
Abdullah trying to advance position but Riordan counters by regaining guard.
Riordan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riordan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah is working Riordan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Abdullah is working Riordan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riordan is trying to control the position but Abdullah postures up.
Rahkim Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abdullah postures up and lands a big shot to Riordan's brow.
Riordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Riordan keeps moving.
Riordan is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Rahkim Abdullah.
I think Abdullah 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dog ft. Pharrell Williams . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Camel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasanov. Camel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasanov fails with the takedown.
Camel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hasanov.
Hasanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hasanov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camel cracks the inside of Hasanov's front leg.
Hasanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camel swinging wildly here.
Hasanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Camel.
Hasanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Camel as he avoids it easily.
Will Camel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aflatun Hasanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camel clinches up against the cage.
Camel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Aflatun Hasanov has been cut.
Camel has a couple of punches blocked by Hasanov.
Camel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hasanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Camel is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hasanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Camel.
A right handed body shot lands from Camel.
Camel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Camel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Camel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camel lands an elbow that stopped Hasanov in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Camel scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Camel - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Camel on the inside.
Camel lands an elbow inside.
Camel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hasanovs head.
Nice elbow from Camel.
Hasanov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.
Hasanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Camel finish him?
Hasanov takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Camel.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camel.
Camel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camel creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hasanov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hasanov drops to his knees and Camel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Camel!
Will Camel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powarenko goes for a double leg but Man avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Man continues to drive forward.
Powarenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powarenko blocks an elbow strike.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Slavonik Powarenko has been cut.
Powarenko tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slavonik Powarenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Slavonik Powarenko's cut is getting worse.
Powarenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries a knee to the head but Powarenko blocks it.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powarenko.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powarenko is defending well for now.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Powarenko in his tracks for a moment.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Powarenko in his tracks for a moment.
Powarenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Powarenko jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Powarenko in his tracks for a moment.
Slavonik Powarenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Powarenko tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Powarenko drops back down to his feet.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powarenko or not.
Powarenko is breathing heavily.
Powarenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powarenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Powarenko is blocking nicely.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man drops Powarenko with a big knee straight up the middle! Powarenko is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Powarenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powarenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Powarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a big uppercut that drops Powarenko! More strikes from Man and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powarenko lies dazed against the cage as Man celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skinny Man!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bzdunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bzdunek comes to the cage accompanied by Kilka ostatnich krokow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bzdunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bzdunek throws a nice looking combination but Francisco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bzdunek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Bzdunek does no damage.
Bzdunek cracks Francisco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bzdunek lands with an overhand left.
Bzdunek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Daniel Francisco has been cut.
Bzdunek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bzdunek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bzdunek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bzdunek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek misses with a wild combination.
Bzdunek throws a nice looking combination but Francisco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzdunek misses the jab.
Bzdunek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francisco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bzdunek throws out a powerful jab.
Francisco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bzdunek connects with a crisp jab.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bzdunek throws a combination. Francisco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bzdunek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Francisco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bzdunek throws a shot from downtown. Francisco moves away and avoids it.
John Bzdunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bzdunek misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bzdunek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bzdunek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bzdunek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Bzdunek misses.
Bzdunek looks to land a combination but Francisco avoids it well.
Bzdunek tests Francisco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bzdunek throws a hook to the side of Francisco's head but Francisco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Bzdunek does no damage.
Bzdunek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bzdunek lands with a shot to the body.
Bzdunek scores with a one two! Francisco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bzdunek throws an off balance right hand
and Francisco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bzdunek's guard.
Francisco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Francisco is trying to get an arm triangle but Bzdunek is defending well.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Francisco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Francisco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Bzdunek does no damage.
Bzdunek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francisco circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bzdunek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Francisco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Francisco moves away from the strike by Bzdunek.
Bzdunek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bzdunek lands with a cross.
Francisco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bzdunek scores with a nice strike.
Bzdunek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bzdunek lands a right hook to the body.
Bzdunek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francisco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bzdunek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francisco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Francisco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bzdunek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bzdunek connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzdunek misses with a looping left.
John Bzdunek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bzdunek throws a jab when Francisco was well out of range.
Bzdunek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francisco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bzdunek tries to bum rush Francisco with a series of wild strikes but Francisco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bzdunek lands a jab to the head.
Francisco walks into a left hand.
Francisco dodges the punch combination from Bzdunek.
A big right from Bzdunek misses.
Francisco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bzdunek.
Francisco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bzdunek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco defending well as Bzdunek loads up on a big left hand.
Bzdunek cracks Francisco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bzdunek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco moves away from the strike by Bzdunek.
Francisco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bzdunek throws a looping overhand right but Francisco ducks down to avoid it.
Bzdunek misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Bzdunek does it's job there.
A big left from Bzdunek misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco defending well as Bzdunek loads up on a big left hand.
Bzdunek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bzdunek scores with a decent looking hook.
Francisco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bzdunek.
Francisco slips under a jab.
Francisco walks into a straight right hand from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek misses with a body shot.
Bzdunek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Bzdunek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Bzdunek.
Donk. Bzdunek catches Francisco right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bzdunek tries to bum rush Francisco with a series of wild strikes but Francisco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bzdunek misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Bzdunek misses.
Bzdunek looks to land a combination but Francisco avoids it well.
Bzdunek misses with a looping right.
Bzdunek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bzdunek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francisco circles away quickly and effectively.
Bzdunek digs a good body shot into Francisco's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Bzdunek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bzdunek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Francisco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bzdunek throws a nice looking combination but Francisco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Bzdunek is winning the standup battle so far.
Bzdunek connects with a single shot there.
Bzdunek misses with an uppercut. Francisco saw that one coming.
Bzdunek throws a right and a left that Francisco avoids nicely.
Bzdunek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bzdunek scores with a jab. Francisco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Francisco slips a straight right by Bzdunek.
Bzdunek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francisco momentarily.
A punch combination from Bzdunek misses.
Bzdunek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bzdunek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francisco momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Bzdunek does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzdunek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francisco circles away quickly and effectively.
Francisco staying out of range there.
Francisco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bzdunek misses with the combination.
John Bzdunek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bzdunek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Bzdunek.
Francisco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francisco moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bzdunek misses with a wild body shot.
Bzdunek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francisco counters with a single leg into guard. Bzdunek didn't expect that.
Bzdunek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Francisco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francisco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Francisco moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco decides to stand back up. Francisco steps back and let's Bzdunek get back to his feet.
Bzdunek just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek looks to land a combination but Francisco avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bzdunek misses.
Bzdunek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bzdunek looks to land a left hand but Francisco moved out of range nicely.
Bzdunek throws the left hand but Francisco avoids the punch easily.
Bzdunek throws an overhand right that lands on Francisco's shoulder, as Francisco tries to avoid the shot.
Bzdunek throws a right hand that Francisco ducks under and follows up with a left that Francisco also avoids with ease.
Bzdunek throws out a loose jab but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bzdunek misses with a series of wild punches.
Bzdunek lands a jab-cross combination.
Francisco dodges the punch combination from Bzdunek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bzdunek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bzdunek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Francisco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francisco stands up over Bzdunek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bzdunek keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Daniel Francisco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francisco passes Bzdunek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Francisco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bzdunek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bzdunek, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bzdunek!
After the fight, John Bzdunek 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with THE POWER!!! by SNAP blaring out of the sound system. Marailov has chosen Вставай as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Leroy Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leroy Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marailov's sensitive parts.
Marailov throws a leg kick
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Marailov.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Marailov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Marailov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Marailov trying to land knees to the body.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marailov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marailov as Brown tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marailov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marailov.
Brown blocks a body shot from Marailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marailov.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Marailov is stalling here.
Marailov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marailov lands with a light punch inside.
Marailov stalling against the cage.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown is looking to control Marailov's arms but Marailov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marailov - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marailov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Marailov.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Marailov controls the action.
Brown blocking some punches.
A short right from Marailov on the inside.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marailov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marailov up against the cage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marailov stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Marailov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marailov misses with the head strike.
Marailov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brown with a big uppercut! Brown tries to clinch up but Marailov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brown to the mat! Brown covers up and Marailov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gustav Marailov!
Our winner, Gustav Marailov, 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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