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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Unlimited - No Limit. Stelio Kontos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stelio Kontos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontos throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.
Kontos throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert dodges the punch combination from Kontos.
Kontos scores with a sloppy right hand. Talbert should have avoided that one.
Talbert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kontos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kontos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbert.
A jab from Kontos misses.
Kontos looks to land a right hand but Talbert moved out of range.
Talbert throws a counter combo.
Talbert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kontoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talbert looking to score a takedown here. Kontos is defending well but Talbert drives through and ends up in Kontos's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbert trying to control but Kontos is working from the bottom.
Kontos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talbert is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert wants to control from the top but Kontos keeps moving.
Kontos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Talbert controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talbert postures up in Kontos's guard and throws a big left but Kontos blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Talbert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kontos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Talbert.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talbert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Talbert.
Talbert shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kontos's guard.
Kontos is pulling down on Talbert's head. It's preventing any offense from Talbert, at least for the moment.
Talbert is stalling in the full guard.
Kontos wants to stand up but Talbert is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert trying to control but Kontos is working from the bottom.
Talbert might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kontos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kontos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Talbert controls the pace.
Talbert passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Talbert maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kontos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Talbert has cracked it and Kontos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Talbert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Talbert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna lands with a hook. Binay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Tahuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binay manages to avoid it.
Tahuna lands a front kick.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahuna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Binay tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Binay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tahuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Tahuna. No joy for Binay on that attempt.
A nice side step and Tahuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Binay walks into a straight right hand from Tahuna.
Tahuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Binay is looking to clinch but Tahuna is avoiding it.
Binay misses with an uppercut.
Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Tahuna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tahuna working aggressively here.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuna avoids it.
Binay jumps guard but Tahuna turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Binay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to pull guard but Tahuna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Jose Binay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahuna working aggressively here.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahuna scores with a knee to the head.
Tahuna lands a hook that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Tahuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay has managed to clinch.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuna avoids it.
Tahuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tahuna avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the cage.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tahuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahuna avoids the damage to the body.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Tahuna tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Tahuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eka Tahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Tahuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahuna slips under a jab.
Tahuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binay tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tahuna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Binay will feel that in the morning.
Binay throws a combination that misses
and Tahuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Binay's knee momentarily.
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binay's calf.
Binay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binay dives in and grabs Tahuna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tahuna pushes down on Binay's head and hops out.
The crowd cheers as Tahuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Binay doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahuna.
Binay clinches with his opponent.
Binay has Tahuna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahuna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tahuna is working Binay over against the cage.
Tahuna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Binay is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahuna moves away from the strike by Binay.
Binay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tahuna pinned against the cage. Tahuna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Binay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tahuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binay.
Tahuna tries to keep at a distance but Binay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Binay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tahuna lands a shoulder strike.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Tahuna is trying to break free.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tahuna.
Tahuna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Tahuna is blocking nicely.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tahuna lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay landing knees to the head.
Binay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahuna.
Binay is rocked!
Binay is working for takedown but Tahuna is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Tahuna.
Oh Binay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tahuna avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Binay seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tahuna.
Mario Jose Binay's cut is getting worse.
Tahuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Binay wants to clinch.
Tahuna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eka Tahuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tahuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tahuna can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binay.
Binay has Tahuna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tahuna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Tahuna managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
A left hand lands to the body for Tahuna.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tahuna has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Binay is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahuna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Binay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tahuna has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Binay.
Tahuna is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Binay.
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.
Binay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tahuna has passed into half guard!
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tahuna prevents Binay from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to control but Tahuna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Binay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binay looking for submissions off his back.
Binay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Binay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Binay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tahuna is one step ahead there.
Tahuna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Binay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Binay is looking for a triangle but Tahuna pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tahuna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binay's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahuna.
Tahuna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tahuna has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tahuna ducks right into an uppercut from Binay.
Binay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Eka Tahuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binay 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.
Binay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Binay with a poor takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Binay's knee momentarily.
Tahuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tahuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tahuna scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahuna manages to avoid it.
Tahuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binay's sensitive parts.
Tahuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tahuna lands a jab to the head.
Binay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Binay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Binay dives in for a single leg takedown but Tahuna sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tahuna cracks Binay with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Binay looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tahuna finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Binay misses with a takedown attempt
and Tahuna counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Binay to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tahuna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eka Tahuna!
Eka Tahuna 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misiek comes to the cage accompanied by El Picante. Robinson has chosen Louisiana Blues as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rafael Misiek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rafael Misiek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Misiek moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Misiek is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misiek is trying to get back to full guard.
Misiek preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misiek is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
Robinson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working for a guillotine from mount but Misiek is in no mood to give up.
Misiek is trying desperately to improve position.
Misiek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misiek is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Misiek's coaches at Midnight MMA 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.
Robinson trying to control but Misiek is having none of it.
Robinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Misiek haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson has isolated one of Misiek's arms. Misiek looking to fight him off but Robinson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Robinson!
After winning the bout, Ray Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Natural Born Killaz - Dr Dre & Ice Cube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silver staying out of range there.
Breeze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breeze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breeze has a takedown stuffed.
Breeze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silver swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Breeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver with a hook.
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Breeze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Breeze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silver pinned against the cage. Silver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Breeze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breeze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Breeze seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silver tries to clinch there but Breeze circles away.
Breeze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Breeze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breeze has a takedown stuffed.
Breeze shoots in but Silver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breeze gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver lands a glancing blow to the side of Breeze's head.
Breeze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silver defends well and Breeze ends up having to push Silver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Breeze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silver wants to counter with a clinch but Breeze pushes him away.
Silver wants to clinch
and Breeze counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Breeze stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver is looking to stand up but Breeze isn't so interested in that idea.
Breeze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breeze trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Breeze lands a couple of elbows.
Silver wants to sweep here but Breeze controlling him for the moment.
Breeze trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breeze pushing down on Silver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze is trying to work for a kimura but Silver is defending well.
Breeze is pressing down on Silver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silver is holding on for now.
Breeze takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breeze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breeze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Breeze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breeze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breeze connects with a nice short shot to Silver's temple.
Breeze is thwarting Silver's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benny Silver 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.
Breeze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
Breeze throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Silver tries to clinch but Breeze is having none of it.
Breeze changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Breeze misses with a wild body shot.
Ben Breeze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver 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.
Breeze shoots in and drives through. Silver sprawls well.
Silver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Breeze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Silver wants to counter the offense by Breeze and move into the clinch position.
Breeze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Breeze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breeze throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Breeze forces his way into half guard.
Silver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Breeze.
That's two 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.
Silver being controlled here, momentarily.
Breeze is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Breeze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Breeze is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Breeze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Breeze slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Breeze in side control, throwing shots but Silver defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Breeze's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
Silver is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is sitting in close to Breeze's body. Breeze has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silver is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silver is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Breeze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Breeze!
A very excited looking Ben Breeze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jody Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aflatun Hasanov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jody Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Felterbush lands a really nice looking cross but Hasanov seems unphased.
Felterbush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hasanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hasanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Felterbush manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Felterbush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Felterbush seems to be working for a kimura but Hasanov defends the submission attempt.
Felterbush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hasanov's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush wants to free his trapped foot but Hasanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Felterbush working the head and body with strikes.
Hasanov wants to get back to full guard.
Hasanov gets full guard.
Felterbush preventing the sweep.
Felterbush throws a big elbow that misses.
Hasanov has control of Felterbush's left arm, preventing Felterbush from doing any damage.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Felterbush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hasanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felterbush is one step ahead there.
Felterbush cracks Hasanov with a solid left hand.
Felterbush throws an elbow that misses. Hasanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felterbush's guard. Nice move by Hasanov!
Hasanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Hasanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Felterbush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasanov pushing down on Felterbush's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Felterbush is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Felterbush has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hasanov is working away from the top position though.
Felterbush looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felterbush looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hasanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Felterbush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Felterbush won't allow Hasanov to pass to mount.
Hasanov thows a huge punch but Felterbush dodges it nicely.
Hasanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Felterbush gets full guard.
Hasanov postures up in Felterbush's guard and throws a big left but Felterbush blocks it.
Felterbush lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Hasanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Felterbush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasanov is working Felterbush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Felterbush working for a triangle but Hasanov defends it easily.
Felterbush will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasanov advances position into side control!
Hasanov lands an elbow.
Felterbush manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hasanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Felterbush defending well though.
Felterbush trying to control here.
Hasanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Hasanov.
Hasanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felterbush is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hasanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hasanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hasanov is pressing down on Felterbush's thigh, looking to free his foot. Felterbush is holding on for now.
Felterbush gets full guard.
Felterbush is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hasanov is aware though and is defending well.
Felterbush tries to strike from the bottom.
Hasanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov trying to control but Felterbush is working from the bottom.
Felterbush tries to strike from the bottom.
Hasanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hasanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felterbush looking for a triangle here. Hasanov is fighting it but it looks tight! Felterbush pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hasanov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jody Felterbush!
Jody Felterbush decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Couturier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Forever Angel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier throws a hook but Niinimaa avoids it easily.
Niinimaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niinimaa slips a jab and a cross from Couturier.
Niinimaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niinimaa throws a combination. Couturier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Couturier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Couturier wants it to stay on the feet.
Couturier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niinimaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Niinimaa misses with a few strikes there.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niinimaa tries to keep at a distance but Couturier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Niinimaa avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Niinimaa breaks from the clinch.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch but Niinimaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niinimaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Couturier if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niinimaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Niinimaa throws a low kick but Couturier moves out of range easily.
Couturier tries to clinch but Niinimaa moves out of range.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Niinimaa circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niinimaa 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 Couturier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couturier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Couturier takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Couturier prevents Niinimaa from breaking the clinch.
Couturier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niinimaa's efforts to push away.
Couturier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niinimaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Couturier gets an underhook and turns Niinimaa into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Couturier fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Couturier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niinimaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch there but Niinimaa circles away.
Couturier connects with a looping right hand.
Couturier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niinimaa is trying to push Couturier away but Couturier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been informed that Niinimaa 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.
Niinimaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niinimaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niinimaa.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Niinimaa.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niinimaa misses with a takedown attempt - Couturier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couturier is looking to clinch but Niinimaa is avoiding it.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niinimaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Couturier clinches up against the cage.
Couturier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Couturier blocking some punches.
Couturier lands a nice shot to the body.
Niinimaa wants to break free but Couturier has control.
Niinimaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couturier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Couturier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couturier tries to clinch up
and Niinimaa counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Niinimaa. No joy for Couturier on that attempt.
Niinimaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niinimaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier tries to clinch but Niinimaa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa cracks a nice hook into Couturier's ribs.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Niinimaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niinimaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Couturier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Niinimaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niinimaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couturier throws out the jab.
Couturier looks to clinch
and Niinimaa counters with a two punch combo.
Couturier moves to clinch but Niinimaa breaks away
and Niinimaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couturier lands a lovely overhand right.
Couturier forces Niinimaa back against the cage and clinches.
Couturier misses with some punches.
Couturier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niinimaa is looking to control Couturier's arms but Couturier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niinimaa has his back to the cage.
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 Kurtis Couturier will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Couturier throws a jab when Niinimaa was well out of range.
Niinimaa throws a series of strikes that have Couturier backpedaling.
Couturier scores with a nice right hand.
Niinimaa fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couturier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niinimaa counters with a body kick.
Niinimaa tries a low kick but Couturier avoids it.
Eero Niinimaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niinimaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couturier.
Couturier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niinimaa.
As Couturier backs off Niinimaa throws a huge counter combo but Couturier manages to avoid it all.
Couturier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier tries to clinch but Niinimaa moves out of range.
Couturier takes the fight into the clinch.
Couturier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niinimaa is trying to break free.
Kurtis Couturier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Couturier effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Couturier working hard to break the clinch.
Couturier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niinimaa's efforts to push away.
Niinimaa tries to stall but Couturier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Niinimaa trying to control the position but instead, Couturier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niinimaa into the cage.
Niinimaa tries to break free but Couturier pushes him back against the cage.
Couturier trying to control the position but instead, Niinimaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Couturier into the cage.
Niinimaa tries to break free but Couturier pushes him back against the cage.
Couturier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch.
Couturier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Niinimaa's half guard.
Niinimaa tries to roll over but Couturier keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Niinimaa trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niinimaa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Couturier has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niinimaa tries to reverse the position but Couturier maintains control.
Niinimaa wants to control but Couturier is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Niinimaa tries to hold on but Couturier pushes him away.
Niinimaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Niinimaa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Niinimaa tries to hold on but Couturier pushes him away.
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.
Niinimaa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Niinimaa trying to control the position but Couturier manages to sink in the hooks.
Good control from Couturier.
Couturier gets his hands free as Niinimaa looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Niinimaa trying to get back to his feet but Couturier is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couturier struggling to keep hold of the position.
Couturier gets his hands free as Niinimaa looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Niinimaa takes one to the chin there.
Couturier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niinimaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Couturier misses with a straight left.
Couturier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couturier shoots in but no luck this time.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Niinimaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Couturier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Niinimaa circles away.
Couturier needs to keep his hands up - Niinimaa had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niinimaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niinimaa is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couturier's waist but Couturier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Niinimaa off to one side.
Couturier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Couturier misses with a left hand
and Niinimaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Couturier looks to throw the jab but Niinimaa is out of range.
Niinimaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Niinimaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Couturier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niinimaa.
Couturier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurtis Couturier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couturier is looking to clinch.
Niinimaa moves out of range as Couturier strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Niinimaa sprawls well. Niinimaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couturier gets slowly back to his feet.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Niinimaa. Those never looked like landing.
Couturier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Niinimaa avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Niinimaa blocks an uppercut.
Niinimaa slows down the pace here.
Niinimaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niinimaa is trying to force a seperation but Couturier has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couturier as Niinimaa tries to tie him up.
Niinimaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Couturier gets an underhook and turns Niinimaa into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niinimaa tries to break the clinch but Couturier is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couturier stuffs the takedown attempt from Niinimaa. Niinimaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Niinimaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Couturier counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Couturier.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niinimaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niinimaa throws a sloppy head kick and Couturier moves out of range easily.
Couturier blocks a head kick by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Couturier moves in looking to clinch but Niinimaa pushes him off.
Niinimaa thinks about the counter body kick.
Niinimaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couturier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Eero Niinimaa has been cut.
Niinimaa gets tackled into the cage by Couturier. Couturier maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Niinimaa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niinimaa is trying to stall.
Couturier being controlled against the cage.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niinimaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Couturier is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Niinimaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Niinimaa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niinimaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niinimaa fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eero Niinimaa.
I think Couturier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurtis Couturier!
A victorious Kurtis Couturier 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Clay!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berdich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Berdich somewhat.
Clay misses with a series of wild punches.
Berdich slips under a jab from Clay.
Clay scores with a sloppy right hand. Berdich should have avoided that one.
Clay misses with a body kick.
Berdich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berdich off to one side.
Berdich shoots in for a takedown but Clay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay tries to clinch up but Berdich circles away and keeps his distance.
Clay closes the distance and clinches.
Clay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdich can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clay.
Clay pushes off an throws an elbow but Berdich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berdich tries to pull guard but Clay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Clay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay lands a nice uppercut.
Berdich fails to pull guard.
Clay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clay tries to work over Berdich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berdich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berdich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clay misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clay misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Clay.
Clay lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Clay on the inside.
Clay lands an uppercut.
Clay slows down the pace here.
Clay lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay pushes Berdich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berdich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Clay - that landed with a thud.
Clay stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clay lands a nice shot to the body.
Clay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clay lands a left hand.
Clay misses with a punch to the body.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Clay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Berdich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Berdich persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Berdich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berdich off to one side.
Clay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clay pushes Berdich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Berdich.
Berdich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clay walks away with a smile on his face. Berdich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdich avoids the body shot from Clay.
Clay misses with a hook. Berdich ducked under it nicely.
Clay swinging wildly here.
Berdich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clay wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berdich shoots in but Clay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andy Berdich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berdich.
Berdich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Clay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berdich fails with a takedown attempt.
Berdich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berdich dives in and grabs Clay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clay pushes down on Berdich's head and hops out.
Clay misses with a few strikes there.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berdich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berdich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berdich shoots in looking for a takedown but Clay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berdich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berdich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Berdich off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berdich is in bad spot here.
Berdich prevents Clay from getting a body triangle.
Clay is working the ground and pound. Can Berdich escape?
Berdich covers up after that shot from Clay.
Berdich is rocked!
Clay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berdich can't escape the position.
Oh Berdich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clay is working the ground and pound. Can Berdich escape?
A lull in the action here.
Clay is hanging on to Berdich's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throwing damaging strikes from the back! Berdich could be in trouble here!
Clay lands strikes from the back and Berdich isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Clay!
A relieved looking Tyson Clay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bowdrie did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Bowdrie wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Bowdrie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bowdrie's head.
Bowdrie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Bowdrie is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowdrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowdries jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man throws out a loose jab but Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowdrie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowdrie in his tracks.
A cross from Man lands.
Bowdrie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man blocks a head kick by Bowdrie.
Chick Bowdrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie stuffs the takedown.
Man misses with a body shot
and Bowdrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowdrie. That one must have hurt.
Man takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie slips under a jab.
Bowdrie tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Chick Bowdrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bowdrie defends it well.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Bowdrie throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bowdrie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowdrie.
Man misses with a hook.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses with a hook.
Bowdrie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Man lands a jab to Bowdrie's midsection.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Bowdrie.
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowdrie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bowdrie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowdrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a hook but Bowdrie blocks it.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowdrie connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowdrie throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man lands a jab to Bowdrie's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Bowdrie counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Bowdrie is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Bowdrie scores with a kick to the body.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bowdrie keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowdrie.
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 Chick Bowdrie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Bowdrie feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowdrie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man checks a leg kick.
Chick Bowdrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowdrie.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowdrie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bowdrie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bowdrie defends it well.
Bowdrie avoids the body shot from Man.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man misses with a body shot
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowdrie throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowdrie.
A big left from Man misses.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot.
Bowdrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowdrie throws an off balance right hand
and Man counters with a shoot takedown. Bowdrie fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man preventing the sweep.
Man is looking to pass into half guard but Bowdrie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bowdrie is in guard.
Bowdrie throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowdrie's guard. Nice move by Man!
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie controlling Man's posture.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowdrie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowdrie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowdrie defending well though.
Bowdrie wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowdrie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Bowdrie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowdrie counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowdrie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Super Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bowdrie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man misses with the combination.
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowdrie lands with a shot to the body.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Bowdrie shows good takedown defense.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man with the counter takedown but Bowdrie avoids it easily.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowdrie wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowdrie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowdrie misses with a body punch.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowdrie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowdrie.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Chick Bowdrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie misses with the head strike.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Man.
I was talking to Bowdrie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries to break the clinch but Bowdrie is controlling the position.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man tries a body shot but Bowdrie blocks it.
Bowdrie misses with a punch to the body.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowdrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bowdrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man prevents a body shot from Bowdrie.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Bowdrie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Bowdrie is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowdrie lands a body punch.
Bowdrie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bowdrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowdrie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands a shoulder strike.
Man blocks a body shot from Bowdrie.
A head punch on the inside from Bowdrie fails to land.
Bowdrie is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Bowdrie.
A right handed body shot lands from Bowdrie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a body shot from Bowdrie.
A nice left hand lands by Bowdrie.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Bowdrie avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Bowdrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowdrie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bowdrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowdrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Bowdrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man is pushing Bowdrie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chick Bowdrie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowdrie has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Bowdrie has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Still in the clinch, Bowdrie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bowdrie - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bowdrie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowdrie.
Man has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowdrie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Man can turn it around.
A short body shot lands from Bowdrie as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bowdrie as the two fighters clinch.
Bowdrie digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Bowdrie has him pressed against the cage.
Bowdrie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowdrie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowdrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie lands a body punch.
Bowdrie lands a shot to the body.
Bowdrie gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowdrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks a body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bowdrie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowdrie, right into the meat.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch.
Bowdrie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man lands a body punch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Bowdrie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Man looks to land a right hand but Bowdrie moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bowdrie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowdrie. That one must have hurt.
Bowdrie lands a head shot.
Bowdrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie staying out of range there.
Bowdrie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowdrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man thuds a left hand into Bowdrie's body.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man missing with a left hand there. Bowdrie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man throws a hook but Bowdrie avoids it easily.
As Man looks to move away, Bowdrie throws a big counter combo bu Man just gets out of the way.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Bowdrie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bowdrie moves away from the strike by Man.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowdrie misses with a double jab.
You can see that Man has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bowdrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowdrie.
The fighters circling - Bowdrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Man moves forwards but Bowdrie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowdrie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowdrie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowdrie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowdrie throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowdrie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bowdrie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowdrie wants to clinch.
Bowdrie throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Bowdrie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowdrie looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bowdrie rather than just go for the knockout.
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowdrie misses with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie throws a head kick that Man semi-blocks.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowdrie, right into the meat.
Bowdrie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man checks a low kick from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowdrie slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Bowdrie saw that one coming.
Bowdrie tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowdrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie had his way with Super Man in that round.
That's time! Bowdrie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice jab there from Man.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie is looking to land body kicks.
Bowdrie pushes Man away with a front kick.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Bowdrie avoids the body shot from Man.
Bowdrie lands the left hand.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Man looks to land a left hand but Bowdrie moved out of range nicely.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bowdrie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowdrie moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Bowdrie misses with a hook.
Man with the counter takedown but Bowdrie avoids it easily.
Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bowdrie misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Bowdrie throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bowdrie.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Bowdrie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowdrie misses with a leg kick.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowdrie throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses with an uppercut. Bowdrie saw that one coming.
Man punishes Bowdrie's body with a nice straight punch.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bowdrie. No joy for Man on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bowdrie throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowdrie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowdrie. Bowdrie obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bowdrie blocks a jab.
Man misses with a right hand
and Bowdrie counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Bowdrie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowdrie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bowdrie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man moves away from the strike by Bowdrie.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowdrie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bowdrie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowdrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Bowdrie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Bowdrie tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bowdrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Super Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowdrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
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 Chick Bowdrie.
I think Bowdrie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov has chosen Вставай as his entrance music. Gustav Marailov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
291 lbs
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267 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marailov avoids the body shot from Mayor.
Decent striking displayed by Marailov there.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
Marailov misses with a right hand
and Mayor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayor scores with a jab to the body.
Marailov misses with a looping right.
Marailov swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayor misses the target.
Marailov misses with an uppercut. Mayor saw that one coming.
Mayor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marailov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marailov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marailov circles away quickly and effectively.
Marailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayor loads up on a big right hand but Marailov slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marailov. Mayor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marailov swings for the body but Mayor moves out of range.
Mayor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marailov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayor is out of range.
Marailov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov throws a looping overhand right but Mayor ducks down to avoid it.
Mayor checks the leg kick.
Marailov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayor defending well as Marailov loads up on a big left hand.
Marailov throws a looping overhand right but Mayor ducks down to avoid it.
Mayor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marailov looks to land a combination but Mayor avoids it well.
Mayor checks the leg kick.
Mayor throwing a counter right hand but Marailov manages to avoid it.
Mayor moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustav Marailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marailov misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Mayor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mayor slips under a jab from Marailov.
Marailov looks to land a body kick but Mayor moved away.
A clash of legs there as Mayor blocks the low kick.
Mayor drops Marailov with a beautiful combination! Marailov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mayor is looking for the KO!
It looks like Gustav Marailov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marailov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayor misses with a body shot.
Marailov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marailov to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mayor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayor connects with a nice looking jab.
Mayor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayor wants to clinch up but Marailov keeps it at a distance.
Marailov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marailov. Those never looked like landing.
Marailov throws a right hand that Mayor ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayor also avoids with ease.
Mayor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mayor slips a jab and a cross from Marailov.
Mayor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mayor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marailov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayor.
Mayor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marailov, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov blocks a body shot from Mayor.
Mayor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayor misses with a punch to the body.
Mayor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marailov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marailov misses with the head strike.
Marailov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayor tries to work over Marailov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marailov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayor.
A short right from Mayor.
Mayor tries a body shot but Marailov blocks it.
Marailov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayor lands with a light punch inside.
Marailov is looking to control Mayor's arms but Mayor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marailov has his back to the cage.
Mayor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marailov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mayor as Marailov tries to tie him up.
Mayor scores with a hook to the body.
Marailov looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayor tries to throw a body punch but Marailov avoids it by throwing Mayor back against the cage.
Mayor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marailov backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marailov takes a shot to the head.
Mayor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marailov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marailov prevents a body shot from Mayor.
Mayor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayor lands with a right to the head.
Mayor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marailov swings for the body but Mayor moves out of range.
Marailov keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayor throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Marailov to counter with a crisp jab.
Marailov throws the left hand but Mayor avoids the punch easily.
Mayor needs to keep his hands up - Marailov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marailov throws a low kick, looking for Mayor's leg but Mayor calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayor misses the target.
Mayor gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mayor - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Tommy Mayor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Mayor misses with a wild combination.
Mayor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marailov's head.
Marailov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayor moves away.
Mayor lands with an overhand left.
Mayor rushes Marailov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marailov is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayor gets an underhook and turns Marailov into the cage.
Marailov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marailov looking to stall.
Mayor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayor can't find room to land a body shot as Marailov controls the action.
Mayor throws a punch but it's blocked by Marailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marailov.
Mayor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayor.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marailov is looking to control Mayor's arms but Mayor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marailov has his back to the cage.
Mayor misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mayor fails to land.
Mayor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marailov.
Marailov misses with some punches.
Marailov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mayor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marailov can turn it around.
Mayor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marailov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mayor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marailov can do to turn this around?
Marailov tries to work over Mayor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayor cracks Marailov with a nice body shot.
Mayor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayor is working Marailov over against the cage.
Marailov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayor lands a left hand.
Mayor lands a nice uppercut.
Mayor lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marailov blocking some punches.
Mayor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayor struggles to land a body shot inside as Marailov controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Mayor.
Mayor can't find room to land a body shot as Marailov controls the action.
Marailov working aggressively here.
Mayor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marailov backwards.
A hook to the body from Mayor.
Mayor lands a right hand.
Marailov is rocked!
Mayor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marailov's elbow.
Mayor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marailov.
Mayor struggles to land a body shot inside as Marailov controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayor.
A head punch on the inside from Marailov fails to land.
Marailov working aggressively here.
Marailov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mayor - that landed with a thud.
Mayor lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayor.
Mayor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marailov misses with a hook to the body
and Mayor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marailov! Mayor lets Marailov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Marailov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayor finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayor is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Mayor shuts the power down on Marailov. Lights out, game over! Mayor is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Mayor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Borschtanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borschtanoff comes into the arena with Darude - Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. 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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166 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Demitri Borschtanoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschtanoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschtanoff.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Perrera stuffs the takedown attempt from Borschtanoff. Borschtanoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borschtanoff defends it well.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perrera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Perrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borschtanoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick that knocks Perrera off balance momentarily.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown but Perrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borschtanoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borschtanoff lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff throws a low kick but Perrera moves out of range easily.
Perrera blocks a jab.
Borschtanoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borschtanoff scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Borschtanoff.
Perrera wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borschtanoff is defended easily by Perrera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtanoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borschtanoff throws a shot from downtown. Perrera moves away and avoids it.
Borschtanoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borschtanoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borschtanoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perrera moves out of range as Borschtanoff strikes.
The fighters circling - Borschtanoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschtanoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff is out of range.
Perrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perrera will feel that in the morning.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borschtanoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Perrera.
Perrera feints the counter takedown.
Borschtanoff misses with the body kick
and Perrera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perrera.
Borschtanoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Borschtanoff keeps moving.
Borschtanoff trying to keep a closed guard but Perrera is proving a slippery customer.
Perrera advances to half guard.
Borschtanoff holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Borschtanoff trying to control but Perrera postures up.
Borschtanoff manages to get to full guard.
Perrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borschtanoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borschtanoff is looking to stand up but Perrera isn't so interested in that idea.
Perrera stands up over Borschtanoff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borschtanoff working a defensive guard here.
Borschtanoff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff is pulling down on Perrera's head. It's preventing any offense from Perrera, at least for the moment.
Perrera postures up.
Borschtanoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borschtanoff seems to be working for a kimura but Perrera defends the submission attempt.
Borschtanoff prevents Perrera from improving his position.
Perrera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perrera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook. Perrera ducked under it nicely.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Perrera manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Borschtanoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Borschtanoff's guard now, I'm sure.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perrera working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Perrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borschtanoff looking to control.
Perrera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borschtanoff working a defensive guard here.
Perrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borschtanoff trying to keep a closed guard but Perrera is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borschtanoff is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borschtanoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borschtanoff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borschtanoff has managed to get both his arms back between Perrera's legs - danger averted.
Perrera working a defensive guard here.
Perrera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Borschtanoff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Borschtanoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perrera can do to turn this around?
Borschtanoff preventing the sweep.
Perrera is adopting a defensive guard.
Helio Perrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borschtanoff throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borschtanoff wants to control from the top but Perrera keeps moving.
Perrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borschtanoff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borschtanoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borschtanoff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Demitri Borschtanoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschtanoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borschtanoff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook. Perrera ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschtanoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera ducks under a wild hook from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff tests Perrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perrera misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Borschtanoff. Beautiful body shot.
Borschtanoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borschtanoff.
Demitri Borschtanoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot.
Perrera wants to counter the offense by Borschtanoff and move into the clinch position.
Perrera blocks a leg kick.
Borschtanoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borschtanoff lands with an overhand left.
Perrera throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Borschtanoff misses its target.
Borschtanoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perrera.
The fighters circling - Borschtanoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera blocks a jab.
Borschtanoff misses with a low kick.
Perrera moves away from the strike by Borschtanoff.
Perrera blocks a jab.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borschtanoff defends it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Perrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perrera checks a low kick from Borschtanoff.
Perrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Borschtanoff misses.
Perrera slips a straight right by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff loads up on a big right hand but Perrera slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Perrera avoids it easily.
Perrera wants to counter the offense by Borschtanoff and move into the clinch position.
Borschtanoff misses with a leg kick
and Perrera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borschtanoff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perrera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borschtanoff throws a sloppy head kick and Perrera moves out of range easily.
Borschtanoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Borschtanoff.
It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Perrera moved away.
Perrera clobbers Borschtanoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perrera darts in looking for a takedown but Borschtanoff gets double underhooks and turns Perrera into the cage.
Perrera ducks right into an uppercut from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a looping overhand right but Perrera ducks down to avoid it.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borschtanoff defends it well.
Borschtanoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Borschtanoff tenderised Perrera's leg. Perrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Borschtanoff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borschtanoff misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Borschtanoff does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Perrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera is looking to chop away at Borschtanoff's legs.
Perrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Borschtanoff misses with a looping left.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borschtanoff defends it well.
Borschtanoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borschtanoff is out of range and Perrera settles back down.
Borschtanoff misses with a wild body shot.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
That kick from Borschtanoff tenderised Perrera's leg. Perrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschtanoff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perrera's head backwards.
Perrera avoids the body shot from Borschtanoff.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borschtanoff, right into the meat.
Perrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borschtanoff.
Perrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perrera ducks under a wild hook from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borschtanoff throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Borschtanoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perrera takes a step back to recover.
Borschtanoff looks to throw the jab but Perrera is out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borschtanoff throws a looping overhand right but Perrera ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschtanoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perrera moves away.
Borschtanoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perrera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Perrera blocks the body kick.
Perrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borschtanoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borschtanoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschtanoff misses with a straight left.
Borschtanoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Perrera forces Borschtanoff back against the cage and clinches.
Borschtanoff throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borschtanoff misses the shot to the body.
Borschtanoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Borschtanoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a big shot that misses.
Borschtanoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perrera.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Borschtanoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borschtanoff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perrera.
Borschtanoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschtanoff.
Perrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borschtanoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a sloppy head kick
and Perrera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Borschtanoff's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borschtanoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perrera controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Borschtanoff keeps moving.
Perrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perrera stands up over Borschtanoff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perrera is pushing down on Borschtanoff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Borschtanoff is fighting to maintain full guard but Perrera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschtanoff wants to improve his position but Perrera is controlling well.
Perrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borschtanoff is trying to maintain the position but Perrera is very close to passing his half guard.
Perrera prevents Borschtanoff from improving his position.
Borschtanoff is not content to let Perrera control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borschtanoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Perrera.
Perrera wants to land a leg kick but Borschtanoff is out of range.
Borschtanoff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Perrera blocks the low kick.
Borschtanoff throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perrera! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borschtanoff 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 Perrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perrera missing with a left hand there. Borschtanoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Borschtanoff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perrera takes one to the side of the head.
Perrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borschtanoff is fending him off so far but Perrera persists. Nope, Borschtanoff circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borschtanoff throws a one two combo.
Perrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Perrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera slips a jab from Borschtanoff.
Perrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good exchange - Borschtanoff coming out on top.
Perrera avoids the head kick by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff looks to land a right hand but Perrera moved out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with a low kick.
Perrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borschtanoff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Perrera does it's job there.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick that misses.
Perrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Borschtanoff tries to score with a low kick but Perrera moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Perrera avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borschtanoff.
A slow jab from Borschtanoff misses its intended target.
Borschtanoff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perrera avoids it really well and circles away.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perrera counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perrera throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Borschtanoff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borschtanoff misses with a low kick.
Perrera takes one to the side of the head.
Borschtanoff loads up on a big right hand but Perrera slips the punch.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perrera avoids it really well and circles away.
Borschtanoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perrera trying to land knees to the body.
Perrera blocks an uppercut.
Borschtanoff lands a nice uppercut.
Borschtanoff looking to stall.
Borschtanoff working aggressively here.
Borschtanoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perrera has him pressed against the cage.
Borschtanoff trying to land knees to the body.
Borschtanoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff dodges an elbow strike from Perrera.
Borschtanoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borschtanoff misses with a body kick.
Perrera with the counter takedown but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Perrera checks a leg kick.
Borschtanoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perrera.
Borschtanoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Perrera.
Nice defenses there by Perrera.
Perrera avoids the head kick by Borschtanoff.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Borschtanoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Borschtanoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Perrera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Borschtanoff wants to control but Perrera is keeping busy.
Perrera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Perrera working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff had his way with Helio Perrera in that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Borschtanoff connects with a looping right hand.
Borschtanoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perrera's head.
Borschtanoff lands with a straight right. Perrera didn't see that one coming.
Borschtanoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borschtanoff misses with a wild body shot.
Borschtanoff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff throws a lazy right hand but Perrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Perrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Borschtanoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perrera.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook.
Borschtanoff looks to throw the jab but Perrera is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera throws a low kick, looking for Borschtanoff's leg but Borschtanoff calmly moves out of range.
Borschtanoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Perrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borschtanoff defends it well.
Perrera checks a low kick from Borschtanoff.
Perrera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borschtanoff.
Perrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borschtanoff throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perrera.
Perrera moves out of range as Borschtanoff strikes.
Borschtanoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perrera swivels and escapes.
Perrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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.
Borschtanoff misses with a wild body shot.
Borschtanoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borschtanoff 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 Perrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perrera ducks under a wild hook from Borschtanoff.
Perrera misses with a kick to the body.
Borschtanoff misses with a body punch
and Perrera counters with a single leg into guard. Borschtanoff didn't expect that.
Perrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Perrera won't allow Borschtanoff to sweep him here.
Borschtanoff working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff seems keen to control Perrera's posture.
Perrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borschtanoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borschtanoff keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
Perrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Borschtanoff has wrist control.
Borschtanoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perrera controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Borschtanoff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perrera's sensitive parts.
Perrera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Borschtanoff misses.
Perrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Perrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff tries to land a leg kick but Perrera saw it coming and moves away.
Borschtanoff moves out of range of the leg kick from Perrera.
Borschtanoff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Borschtanoff misses with a straight left.
Borschtanoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perrera feints the counter takedown.
Borschtanoff looks to land a body kick but Perrera moved away.
Borschtanoff misses with a straight right.
Perrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borschtanoff tries to land a front kick but Perrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschtanoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Perrera.
Borschtanoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Perrera.
Borschtanoff tries to land a leg kick but Perrera saw it coming and moves away.
Borschtanoff throws a right hand that Perrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Perrera also avoids with ease.
Borschtanoff lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borschtanoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borschtanoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Borschtanoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Perrera.
Borschtanoff works Perrera's body with a nice hook.
Borschtanoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borschtanoff connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschtanoff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perrera. That did some damage!
Borschtanoff misses with a low kick as Perrera jumps back.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perrera counters by clinching up.
A short right from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helio Perrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitri Borschtanoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitri Borschtanoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borschtanoff, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitri Borschtanoff!
A very excited looking Demitri Borschtanoff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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