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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Marakatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Marakatti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marakatti throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marakatti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Marakatti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marakatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Nunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marakatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marakatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Marakatti misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes counters with a two punch combo.
Nunes scores with a one two! Marakatti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nunes cracks Marakatti with a good jab.
Nunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marakatti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Marakatti moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marakatti wants to clinch
and Nunes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marakatti scores with a nice strike.
Nunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Marakatti tries to clinch up
and Nunes counters with a one-two to the body.
Marakatti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marakatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Marakatti.
A left lands for Nunes.
Nunes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nunes defending well as Marakatti loads up on a big left hand.
Marakatti misses with a body shot.
Marakatti misses with a hook.
Marakatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Nunes is just out of range.
Nunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marakatti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marakatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diego Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Marakatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti fails with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marakatti tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Marakatti.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marakatti circles away quickly and effectively.
Marakatti scores with the left hand. Nunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Marakatti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Marakatti avoids nicely.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Marakatti throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Marakatti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marakatti.
Marakatti clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.
Marakatti takes a shot to the head.
Marakatti breaks from the clinch.
Marakatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Marakatti backing up. Marakatti nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marakatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Marakatti persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Marakatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marakatti wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side
and Marakatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Marakatti avoids it well.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marakatti can do to turn this around?
Nunes throws a hook to the side of Marakatti's head but Marakatti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marakatti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marakatti somewhat.
Marakatti closes the distance but Nunes moves to the side
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marakatti tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Marakatti misses with a wild body shot.
Marakatti tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marakatti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Marakatti finds it's way through Nunes's defenses.
Nunes loads up on a big right hand but Marakatti slips the punch.
Marakatti misses with a straight left.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nunes counters with a series of strikes. Marakatti will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Nunes is just out of range.
Marakatti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunes.
Marakatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marakatti darts in trying to clinch
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marakatti wants to clinch.
Nunes lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti looks to clinch
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Nunes tries to bum rush Marakatti with a series of wild strikes but Marakatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marakatti lands a jab to the head.
Nunes slips a straight right by Marakatti.
Diego Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marakatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marakatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Marakatti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Marakatti swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marakatti eats them both and turns towards Nunes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marakatti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Marakatti.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nunes throws a right hand that Marakatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Marakatti also avoids with ease.
Marakatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marakatti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nunes sprawls well initially but Marakatti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marakatti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marakatti is looking for a kimura here.
Nunes is defending against the submission attempts here by Marakatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marakatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marakatti is working for a kimura here but Nunes manages to reverse the position and he's now in Marakatti's guard.
Marakatti trying to control the position.
Nunes trying to control but Marakatti is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Nunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marakatti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nunes has managed to get both his arms back between Marakatti's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marakatti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunes controls the pace.
Nunes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marakatti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nunes works over Marakatti with some ground and pound from guard.
Nunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marakatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nunes escapes and throws Marakatti's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nunes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marakatti down.
Nunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marakatti on the ground.
Marakatti tries to buck Nunes off but Nunes is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Marakatti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nunes scoring with punches from side control.
Nunes working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marakatti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nunes's best efforts.
Ville Marakatti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marakatti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nunes pulls his head out easily.
Nunes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nunes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marakatti keeps working.
Marakatti wants to control but Nunes is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marakatti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunes wants to get back to his feet.
Nunes trying to control from half guard but Marakatti is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ville Marakatti.
I think Nunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes!
A determined Diego Nunes didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford comes into the arena with Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
31 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Haverford tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haverford . Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard scores with a push kick.
Haverford throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Haverford only half commits.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Haverford 's body. Haverford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haverford misses with a body shot.
Haverford scores with a nice right hand.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Haverford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Haverford avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Haverford off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Haverford .
We've been informed that Maynard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maynard throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Haverford checks it.
Haverford wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a right hand to the body.
Maynard throws a body shot but no joy.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haverford .
A low kick from Haverford is predictable there
and Maynard counters with a good low kick that Haverford was not able to check.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Haverford connects with a crisp jab.
Haverford doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Haverford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
A big left from Haverford misses.
Haverford swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haverford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haverford checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Haverford off the cage and back into range.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haverford 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Haverford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maynard.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haverford looks to throw the jab but Maynard is out of range.
Haverford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Maynard.
Maynard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haverford moves away.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haverford throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haverford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body. Haverford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Haverford .
Maynard slips under a jab from Haverford .
Haverford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haverford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haverford .
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Haverford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maynard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haverford shoots in but no luck this time.
Maynard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haverford at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haverford doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haverford tries to move into range but Maynard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maynard cracks Haverford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maynard - that will leave a mark!
Haverford looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haverford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maynard - the referee stops the clock and Haverford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maynard. Haverford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haverford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.
Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Maynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haverford throws a combination that misses
and Maynard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haverford really felt that one!
Haverford is breathing heavily.
Haverford misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Haverford misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haverford looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Haverford misses with a body shot.
Haverford scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haverford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haverford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maynard drops Haverford with a beautiful combination! Haverford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maynard is looking for the KO!
Haverford is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haverford . Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford walks into a straight right hand from Maynard.
Haverford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haverford throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Haverford swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a thumping low kick.
Haverford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maynard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maynard lands with a hook. Haverford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haverford misses with a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haverford ! Maynard lets Haverford back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Haverford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maynard punishes Haverford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Haverford seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard lands a left and a right that send Haverford crashing to the mat, dazed. Maynard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haverford gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maynard gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Haverford is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Maynard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexander Maynard made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. The key to victory for Brian Murphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Muri.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Al Muri on that attempt.
Salim Al Muri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Muri looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Al Muri. Al Muri maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Al Muri lands a right hand.
Al Muri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Muri scores with a jab.
Brian Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Muri scores with a push kick.
Al Muri connects with a body shot.
Al Muri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Al Muri tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Al Muri had a free shot at his head there.
Al Muri lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Al Muri scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Muri scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Muri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Muri throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Muri - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Muri. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Al Muri in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Al Muri scores with a nice right hand.
Al Muri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Al Muri jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Al Muri.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Muri.
Al Muri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Muri!
No luck for Al Muri with that takedown attempt.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Muri to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Muri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Muri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Muri misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Al Muri misses
and Murphy counters with a solid body kick.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Muri throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Muri closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Al Muri pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Al Muri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Muri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Al Muri misses with the head strike.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Al Muri is controlling him.
Al Muri looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Al Muri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Muri.
Al Muri leaning against his opponent.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Al Muri fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Al Muri trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Al Muri lands a shot to the body.
Al Muri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Muri misses with a knee strike.
Al Muri trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Al Muri into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Al Muri misses.
Al Muri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salim Al Muri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Al Muri lands.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Al Muri wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Al Muri misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Muri.
Al Muri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Al Muri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Muri moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Al Muri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Muri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Muri misses with a body kick.
Al Muri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Al Muri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Al Muri misses.
Al Muri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Al Muri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Muri throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Al Muri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Al Muri throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Al Muri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Muri looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Al Muri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Al Muri wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Muri misses the shot to the body.
Al Muri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Muri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Muri is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Al Muri thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Salim Al Muri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Muri throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Al Muri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Al Muri is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Al Muri tries to clinch up.
Al Muri looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Al Muri.
Al Muri cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Al Muri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Al Muri ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Al Muri is controlling the position.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Muri throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salim Al Muri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Muri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salim Al Muri!
Brian Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to say to my fans that I'm sorry.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Idi oCrazy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oCrazy tries to keep at a distance but Rubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
oCrazy misses with a body punch.
Rubin lands a shot to the body.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
Rubin takes a shot to the head.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubin scores with a hook to the body.
Rubin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oCrazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy blocks an uppercut.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that oCrazy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rubin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from oCrazy.
Rubin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
oCrazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubins head.
oCrazy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rubin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip oCrazy to the mat. oCrazy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rubin postures up in oCrazy's guard and throws a big left but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy being controlled here, momentarily.
oCrazy trying to control the position.
Rubin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is stalling in the full guard.
Rubin wants to control from the top but oCrazy keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
oCrazy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rubin has passed into side control.
oCrazy dodges the ground and pound from Rubin.
Rubin working the head and body with strikes.
Rubin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rubin throws an elbow but oCrazy slips to the side and avoids it well.
oCrazy is trying to control Rubin's posture but Rubin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy tries to buck Rubin off but Rubin is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on oCrazy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rubin tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rubin wants to control but oCrazy is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
oCrazy throws a sloppy head kick and Rubin moves out of range easily.
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.
Rubin takes a swing at oCrazy's ribcage but misses.
oCrazy throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
oCrazy feints and then cracks Rubin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubin down.
Rubin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from oCrazy. That one must have hurt.
Rubin throws a leg kick but oCrazy moved away.
oCrazy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rubin has managed to clinch.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Rubin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Rubin swings wildly with an uppercut but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin 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.
oCrazy checks the leg kick.
oCrazy walks into a jab.
Rubin rushes oCrazy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
oCrazy misses with the head strike.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubin is stalling here.
oCrazy pushes Rubin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rubin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin works on oCrazy's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubin has oCrazy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. oCrazy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
oCrazy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubin controls his hands.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
oCrazy lands a body punch.
Rubin is breathing heavily.
oCrazy lands with a right to the head.
Rubin misses with a punch to the body.
Timur Rubin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but oCrazy is defending well.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubin tries to throw a body punch but oCrazy avoids it by throwing Rubin back against the cage.
oCrazy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
oCrazy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
oCrazy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubin is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubin goes for a takedown in the clinch but oCrazy prevents it.
Idi oCrazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rubin.
A nice left hand lands by oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
oCrazy prevents the takedown attempt.
oCrazy pushes Rubin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin prevents a body shot from oCrazy.
Rubin digs a right hand into oCrazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on oCrazy's gas tank.
Rubin prevents a body shot from oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a body punch in the clinch.
oCrazy cracks Rubin with a nice body shot.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from oCrazy.
oCrazy wants to stall.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy is working Rubin over against the cage.
Rubin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubin throws a punch but it's blocked by oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to throw a body punch but Rubin avoids it by throwing oCrazy back against the cage.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by oCrazy.
oCrazy working aggressively here.
oCrazy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
oCrazy tries to stall but Rubin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks a body shot from Rubin.
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy lands a nice uppercut.
oCrazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
oCrazy trying to control the position but instead, Rubin has worked for underhooks and has pushed oCrazy into the cage.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy is working Rubin over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oCrazy has a couple of punches blocked by Rubin.
Rubin tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to land a leg kick but Rubin saw it coming and moves away.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for oCrazy.
Rubin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
oCrazy thumps Rubin with a low kick.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the body
and Rubin counters with a takedown into side control.
oCrazy regains half guard.
oCrazy moves into full guard.
oCrazy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
oCrazy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rubin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rubin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
oCrazy wants to sweep but no luck.
oCrazy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
oCrazy keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
oCrazy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timur Rubin has got the better of the ground game so far.
oCrazy being controlled here, momentarily.
oCrazy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
oCrazy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rubin manages to get himself to full guard.
oCrazy is fighting to break Rubin's control of his arms but Rubin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
oCrazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
oCrazy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
oCrazy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rubin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time oCrazy.
oCrazy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
oCrazy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rubin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
oCrazy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubin is trying to control the position but oCrazy postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
oCrazy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
oCrazy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
oCrazy 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.
Rubin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
oCrazy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rubin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
oCrazy tries to keep at a distance but Rubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy clearly takes 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.
A clash of legs there as Rubin blocks the low kick.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's front leg with a kick but Rubin checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rubin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rubin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
oCrazy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubin is just out of range.
oCrazy is looking to wear down Rubin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
oCrazy scores with a shot to the body.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Rubin moves out of range.
oCrazy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
oCrazy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rubin at a distance.
Idi oCrazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oCrazy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin defending well as oCrazy loads up on a big left hand.
oCrazy misses with a low kick as Rubin jumps back.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
oCrazy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
oCrazy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from oCrazy crashes against the mat.
Rubin tries to bench press oCrazy off him but oCrazy keeps the position.
Rubin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by oCrazy.
oCrazy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rubin keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
oCrazy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rubin some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
Rubin is still trying to improve position.
Rubin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
oCrazy landing a few strikes.
Rubin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy lands an elbow.
oCrazy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
oCrazy scores with a couple of short elbows.
oCrazy wants to control but Rubin is keeping him busy.
oCrazy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin prevents oCrazy from improving position.
Rubin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on oCrazy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
oCrazy uses his free foot to push down on Rubin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rubin.
Rubin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
oCrazy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy had his way with Timur Rubin in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
oCrazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubin throws a leg kick but oCrazy sees it coming and moves out of range.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Rubin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Rubin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
oCrazy slips a jab from Rubin.
Rubin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
oCrazy lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubin moves away from the strike by oCrazy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from oCrazy - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy darts in and clinches Rubin up against the cage.
Rubin has a couple of punches blocked by oCrazy.
Rubin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Rubin.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idi oCrazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Rubin.
Rubin lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by oCrazy.
A short uppercut from Rubin.
oCrazy is rocked!
oCrazy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh oCrazy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubin tries to throw a body punch but oCrazy avoids it by throwing Rubin back against the cage.
Rubin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubin misses with some punches.
Rubin throws a big uppercut that drops oCrazy! More strikes from Rubin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! oCrazy lies dazed against the cage as Rubin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
Timur Rubin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Timur Rubin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen has chosen Theme tune to islam as his entrance music. Manfred von Richthofen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
30 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
42 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lunar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen has closed the distance and engaged Lunar in a clinch.
von Richthofen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunar works on von Richthofen's body with a couple of short punches.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lunar.
Still in the clinch, von Richthofen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lunar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunar pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that von Richthofen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Lunar fails to land.
von Richthofen cracks Lunar with a nice body shot.
von Richthofen wants a takedown.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lunar.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lunar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lunar swings wildly with an uppercut but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lunar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
von Richthofen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lunar's efforts to push away.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
Lunar misses with the head strike.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
Lunar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of von Richthofens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lunar misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Lunar tries to throw a body punch but von Richthofen avoids it by throwing Lunar back against the cage.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
Lunar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
von Richthofen is working Lunar over against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Lunar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
von Richthofen blocking some punches.
von Richthofen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
von Richthofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by von Richthofen.
Lunar tries a body shot but von Richthofen blocks it.
von Richthofen looking for a takedown.
Lunar stops a takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
von Richthofen misses with a body punch.
von Richthofen blocks a body shot from Lunar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar prevents the takedown attempt.
von Richthofen misses with a body punch.
Lunar scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by von Richthofen.
A head punch on the inside from von Richthofen fails to land.
von Richthofen digs a right hand underneath Lunar's ribcage. Lunar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
von Richthofen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lunar.
von Richthofen tries to work over Lunar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
von Richthofen lands a body shot.
Lunar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Richthofen wants the takedown. Lunar is fighting it off but von Richthofen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lunar's guard against the cage.
von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Richthofen slips nicely into half guard.
von Richthofen trying to pass the guard but Lunar defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen is keen to just control but Lunar is a slippery customer.
von Richthofen trying to advance position but Lunar counters by regaining guard.
Lunar keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
von Richthofen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
von Richthofen trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
von Richthofen wants to clinch up but Lunar keeps it at a distance.
von Richthofen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lunar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
von Richthofen moves in looking to clinch but Lunar pushes him off.
von Richthofen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lunar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. von Richthofen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lunar throws a leg kick which misses von Richthofen's front leg but catches the back leg as von Richthofen tries to avoid it.
von Richthofen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lunar was covering up waiting for the punch and von Richthofen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lunar controlling von Richthofen's posture.
Lunar keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lucas Lunar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lunar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lunar misses the shot to the body.
Lunar misses with a low kick as von Richthofen jumps back.
von Richthofen gets tackled into the cage by Lunar. Lunar maintains the clinch.
Lunar tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
von Richthofen pushes Lunar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
von Richthofen is working for takedown but Lunar is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from von Richthofen.
Lucas Lunar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
von Richthofen wants a takedown.
Lunar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lunar throws a punch but it's blocked by von Richthofen.
Lunar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lunar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
von Richthofen wants a takedown but no success here.
Lunar throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lunar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lunar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lunar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Lunar.
Lunar looking to slow down the pace here.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Richthofen's elbow.
Lunar gets underhooks to prevent von Richthofen's takedown attempt.
von Richthofen wants a takedown.
Lunar is looking to break free of the clinch but von Richthofen has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar is looking to control von Richthofen's arms but von Richthofen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lunar has his back to the cage.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
Lunar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Lunar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lunar prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen goes for a takedown attempt but Lunar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
von Richthofen wants to clinch up but Lunar keeps it at a distance.
Lunar throws a head kick but von Richthofen moves out of range.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up.
von Richthofen is looking to clinch but Lunar is avoiding it.
Lunar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Richthofen rushes Lunar and presses him up against the cage.
Lunar trying to control the position but instead, von Richthofen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lunar into the cage.
von Richthofen misses with a body punch.
von Richthofen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lunar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lunar is trying to push von Richthofen away but von Richthofen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lunar lands a hook that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
von Richthofen wants the takedown. Lunar is fighting it off but von Richthofen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lunar's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
von Richthofen trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
Lunar trying to keep a closed guard but von Richthofen is proving a slippery customer.
von Richthofen throws a big elbow that misses.
von Richthofen trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lunar keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
von Richthofen dips to his left and cracks Lunar with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Lunar swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen.
Lunar misses with a low kick.
von Richthofen fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Richthofen wants to clinch.
von Richthofen blocks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lunar is looking to slow von Richthofen down with leg kicks.
Lunar moves into range and connects with a jab.
von Richthofen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lunar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lunar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lunar has von Richthofen up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lunar pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lunar lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
Lunar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
von Richthofen is working Lunar over against the cage.
Lunar can't find room to land a body shot as von Richthofen controls the action.
von Richthofen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
von Richthofen wants a takedown.
Lunar struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
von Richthofen lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lunar as von Richthofen tries to tie him up.
von Richthofen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lunar is defending well.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
von Richthofen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lunar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt von Richthofen or not.
von Richthofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Lunar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lunar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lunar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Richthofen's elbow.
Lunar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunar prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Lunar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lunar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lunar tries to sprawl but von Richthofen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
von Richthofen is looking to take a break and control but Lunar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
von Richthofen is thwarting Lunar's attempts to control the position.
Lunar is looking to improve his position.
von Richthofen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lunar defending well though.
Manfred von Richthofen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lunar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
von Richthofen tries to pass to full mount but Lunar defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
von Richthofen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Lunar.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lunar pulls his leg out and moves away.
von Richthofen moves out of range as Lunar strikes.
Lunar pivots, looking for a leg kick but von Richthofen is out of range and Lunar settles back down.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up but Lunar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lunar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lunar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from von Richthofen.
Lunar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucas Lunar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Richthofen shoots in but Lunar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Richthofen.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lunar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown. Lunar tries to sprawl out of it but von Richthofen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lunar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
von Richthofen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lunar's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar controls von Richthofen momentarily but von Richthofen frees himself.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lunar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
von Richthofen is pulling down on Lunar's head to control his posture.
Lunar looking to pass the guard.
Lunar preventing the sweep.
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 Lucas Lunar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lunar, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Lunar!
Lucas Lunar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Manfred von Richthofen had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Duality - Slipknot. Justice has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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220 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
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Justice cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice slips under a jab from Smith.
Justice avoids the body shot from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justice stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Justice misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Justice looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Justice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Justice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Justice lands a few punches from side control.
Justice in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smith's coaches at Predator Training Center (9 Elite Coaches) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Justice working the body and head with strikes.
Justice misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Justice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Justice postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Justice throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Justice looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Justice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Justice is trying to get back to half guard.
Justice tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Justice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Justice's face.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Justice bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frontier Justice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Justice 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.
Justice misses with a double jab.
Justice lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justice throws a big elbow that misses.
Justice looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justice uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith checks a low kick from Justice.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Justice on his heels. He'll look to pass Justice's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Justice is still trying to improve position.
Justice keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Justice lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frontier Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Justice passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
A nice elbow there by Justice.
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Smith scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Justice land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Justice stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frontier Justice!
In his post fight interview, Frontier Justice started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. Caol Uno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caol Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uno scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Uno connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Uno throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uno looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
Uno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uno throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
A big right from Uno misses.
Uno sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Uno staying out of range there.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar misses with a hook.
Uno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Uno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Uno moved away.
Uno misses the body punch
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar throws a right hand that Uno ducks under and follows up with a left that Uno also avoids with ease.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caol Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uno lands a nice shot to the body.
Uno misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Uno.
Uno throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Uno is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Escobar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uno swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Uno needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uno.
Escobar works Uno's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a jab when Uno was well out of range.
Uno throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Escobar.
Uno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar takes one to the chin there.
Uno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uno was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Uno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uno looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Uno throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uno misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Uno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Uno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uno lands an overhand right.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Uno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar takes a swing at Uno's ribcage but misses.
Uno feints a jab promting Escobar to slip. Uno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Escobar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Uno ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Uno throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uno thinking.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Uno throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uno throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar throws a body punch but Uno moves out of range.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uno throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with an outside leg kick.
Uno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Uno throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uno connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
Uno thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uno.
Uno throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A decent looking cross lands there for Uno.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uno.
Uno misses with a body shot.
Uno staying out of range there.
Uno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Uno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a shot to the body
and Uno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Uno. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Uno off the cage and back into range.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Uno avoids it well.
Uno throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Jab by Uno.
Uno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar throws a low kick but Uno moves out of range easily.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Uno.
Uno looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Uno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uno.
A left and a right from Escobar both land. Nice combination.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Uno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Uno moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
A big left from Uno misses.
Uno throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Escobar misses with the combination.
Escobar jabs at Uno's body.
Escobar swings for the body but Uno moves out of range.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Uno.
Uno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Uno loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Uno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Uno.
Uno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uno lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Uno throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar swings for the body but Uno moves out of range.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Escobar swings for the body but Uno moves out of range.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar cracks Uno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Uno moves his leg out of the way.
Uno swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Uno misses with a looping left.
Uno throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Uno's head.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uno missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Uno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Uno circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Uno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Uno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar drops his hands momentarily and Uno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Uno.
Uno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Uno checks a low kick from Escobar.
Escobar slips under a jab from Uno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uno throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Uno throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Uno misses with a body shot
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Uno is just out of range.
Uno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Uno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uno misses with an uppercut.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uno.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Uno moves away and avoids it.
Uno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caol Uno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Uno.
Escobar staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a body punch but Uno moves out of range.
Uno misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar takes a swing at Uno's ribcage but misses.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uno was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Uno throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Uno.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Uno's belly button to the back.
Uno throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Uno is out of range.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Uno ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uno under the eye.
Uno misses with a hook.
Uno lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno misses with a two punch combination.
Uno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Uno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Uno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uno throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Uno lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar moves forwards but Uno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uno's head.
Uno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar lands the left hand.
Uno avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar punishes Uno's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Uno moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a body punch but Uno moves out of range.
Escobar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Uno moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Escobar.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caol Uno!
Caol Uno was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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218 lbs
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209 lbs
32 - 17 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroya misses with a head kick.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Nelson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stroya swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Stroya lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Stroya.
Nelson throws a push kick but Stroya slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Stroya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stroya throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroya digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroya.
Stroya blocks an uppercut.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Stroya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroya.
Stroya lands with a right to the head.
Stroya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson pulls guard successfully.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Stroya throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Stroya controlling him for the moment.
Stroya wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroya 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stroya.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Stroya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroya can't break the clinch.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stroya has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroya.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Stroya lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Stroya misses with some punches.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroya's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stroya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson keeps control of Stroya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroya controls his hands.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stroya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stroya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Stroya throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson'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.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya throws a leg kick that misses.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Stroya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stroya thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Stroya.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Stroya's ribs.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroya lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stroya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya lands a big head kick that sends Nelson tumbling to the mat! Stroya takes a step backwards and waves Nelson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nelson is rocked!
Stroya is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Stroya circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroya finish him?
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Stroya tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stroya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Stroya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroya.
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
An inside leg kick from Stroya misses.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stroya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stroya connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Stroya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Stroya blocks the low kick.
Oooooh!!! Stroya has knocked Nelson down with a huge combo! Stroya steps away and waves a wobbly Nelson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
That kick from Stroya tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroya cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nelson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stroya finish him?
The cut above Gunnar Nelson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stroya cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nelson falls to his knees and Stroya doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Edgar (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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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edgar. Edgar obviously looking to wear him down.
Cross shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Edgar is trying to defend but Cross finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cross prevents Edgar from improving his position.
Cross wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Edgar keeping control of the position.
Edgar is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Edgar's thigh. Edgar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cross sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cross has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Edgar working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross blocking some punches.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
Cross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hans Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Edgar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cross connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edgar scrambles back to his feet.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Cross throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar misses with an uppercut
and Cross counters with a single leg into guard. Edgar didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross stops Edgar from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Edgar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cross works on Edgar's body with a couple of short punches.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross digs a right hand underneath Edgar's ribcage. Edgar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Cross prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edgar lands with a short shot to the head.
Edgar prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Cross blocking some punches.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edgars head.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Cross wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar won't allow it.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Cross.
Edgar misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar blocks a body shot from Cross.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Still in the clinch, Edgar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Cross misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Edgar 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.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar scores with a nice strike.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Edgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cross throws a chopping leg kick but Edgar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edgar tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
Cross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Cross blocks a jab.
Cross thuds a left hand into Edgar's body.
That kick from Cross tenderised Edgar's leg. Edgar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar can't do much from the bottom here.
Edgar is not content to let Cross control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Edgar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edgar is trying to improve his position.
Cross throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edgar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Edgar tries to improve position but can't.
Cross trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cross here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edgar taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to control but Cross postures up.
Cross working the body and head with strikes.
Cross landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Edgar gets back to half guard.
Cross wants to pass to mount but Edgar is defending the position.
Cross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgar's head.
Cross prevents Edgar from standing back up.
Edgar is staying active underneath Cross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross prevents Edgar from improving his position.
Edgar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cross wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edgar checks it well.
Cross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edgar checks a leg kick.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Cross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cross misses with a leg kick.
Edgar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross lands with a light punch inside.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edgar.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar lands a glancing blow to the side of Cross's head.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edgar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Edgar works over Cross's head and body with a nice combination.
Cross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cross there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Conan Cross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Cross gets a double leg takedown into Edgar's guard.
Edgar has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cross has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
Cross takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross digs a right hand into Edgar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edgar's gas tank.
Cross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
Edgar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar keeps control of Cross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar stalling in the clinch but Cross improves position.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edgar has Cross pressed against the cage.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Edgar controls his hands.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edgar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Cross is pushing Edgar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross blocking some punches.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edgar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross darts in looking for a takedown but Edgar gets double underhooks and turns Cross into the cage.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Edgar blocks an uppercut.
Edgar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hans Edgar just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Edgar tried to score with a low kick but Cross checks it.
Cross avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Cross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conan Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross scores with a jab. Edgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edgar misses with a hook
and Cross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cross.
Cross preventing the sweep.
Cross stands up over Edgar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Edgar wants to sweep here but Cross controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross landing some decent shots from guard.
Edgar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Edgar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cross trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
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.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar wants to clinch.
Edgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Edgar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Cross moves out of range of the body kick.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cross is looking to chop away at Edgar's legs.
Cross avoids the head kick by Edgar.
Edgar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cross thuds his right hand into Edgar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Cross's ribs.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Edgar throws a right hand that Cross ducks under and follows up with a left that Cross also avoids with ease.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Edgar feints a jab promting Cross to slip. Edgar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cross slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross slips a jab from Edgar.
Cross throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross is really struggling to control Edgar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross had his way with Hans Edgar in that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edgar connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Edgar blocks the leg kick.
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cross's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Edgar.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Edgar connects with a nice looking jab.
Cross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edgar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cross shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Cross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.
Edgar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar misses with a hook. Cross ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cross misses.
Cross misses with a looping left.
Cross is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Cross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross has managed to clinch.
A short left from Edgar.
Cross can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
A short body shot lands from Edgar as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Edgar.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edgar pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar is working Cross over against the cage.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Edgar controls the action.
Edgar tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Edgar controls the action.
Cross prevents a body shot from Edgar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar is trying to maintain a safe position but Cross gets an underhook and turns Edgar into the cage.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Edgar tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Edgar controls his hands.
Cross pushes Edgar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edgars head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edgar has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgar looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Edgar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Edgar as the two fighters clinch.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar just leaning against Cross, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Conan Cross retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan comes to the cage accompanied by 3DD - Kryptonite. Vice has chosen The Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Noonan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vice scrambles back to his feet.
Vice misses with a jab to the body
and Noonan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vice tries to work over Noonan's front leg with a kick but Noonan checks it.
Vice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noonan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vice.
A big right from Vice misses.
Vice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noonan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vice!
Noonan landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan is trying to get an arm triangle but Vice is defending well.
Noonan with the ground and pound but Vice regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Noonan is trying to control. Vice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice wants to improve his position but Noonan is controlling well.
Noonan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noonan.
Noonan is looking to take a break and control but Vice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noonan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vice looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Vice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noonan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vice is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Noonan, into his guard.
Noonan looking for a sweep. Not yet Noonan, not yet.
Noonan trying to keep a closed guard but Vice is proving a slippery customer.
Noonan keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vice wants to pass the guard but Noonan is keeping the position.
Noonan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noonan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vice has passed into half guard!
Vice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noonan's head.
Noonan trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Noonan wants to get back to full guard.
Noonan is looking to get back to full guard here but Vice has managed to pass to side control instead.
Noonan struggling a bit here.
Noonan regains half guard, as Vice was trying to land strikes.
Noonan wants to control but Vice is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noonan tries to roll over but Vice keeps him under control.
Noonan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Noonan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Noonan misses.
A good leg kick by Vice.
Vice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vice blocks a low kick nicely.
Noonan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Noonan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vice throws the left hand but Noonan avoids the punch easily.
Vice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Noonan slips the punch.
Vice lands a jab.
Vice lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Miami Vice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Vice blocks the low kick.
Noonan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan lands a leg kick that knocks Vice off balance momentarily.
Noonan avoids the head kick by Vice.
Noonan looks to land a body kick but Vice moved away.
Vice scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Vice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noonan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noonan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vice.
Vice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noonan's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noonan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vice moves into the clinch.
Noonan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vice scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vice.
Still in the clinch, Vice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noonan avoids a wild elbow strike from Vice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan takes an elbow to the temple.
Michael Noonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vice lands with a left to the head.
Vice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noonan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeez, Michael Noonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vice.
Noonan shoots in but Vice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miami Vice!
Miami Vice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Michael Noonan was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn cuts...'.
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