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Dominance 68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson lands a nice leg kick that just misses BK's sensitive parts.
BK misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredriksson, right into the meat.
Jab from BK.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses BK's front leg but catches the back leg as BK tries to avoid it.
BK thuds a left hand into Fredriksson's body.
BK takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson slips a straight right by BK.
BK clobbers Fredriksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Roland Fredriksson has been cut.
BK throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Fredriksson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Fredriksson misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BK.
A countering left hand to the body from Fredriksson misses.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from BK.
BK misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
BK scores with a head kick.
Fredriksson lands the left hand.
BK throws out a loose jab but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
BK moves out of range as Fredriksson strikes.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. BK looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
BK avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
BK throws a head kick that misses.
BK misses with a right hand
and Fredriksson counters with a left to the body.
Fredriksson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fredriksson throws a nice inside leg kick.
BK loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BK moves away.
BK lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by BK. Beautiful body shot.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
BK misses with a straight right.
Fredriksson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fredriksson takes one to the chin there.
BK looks to land a combination. Fredriksson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
BK lands a nice looking body shot.
BK throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
BK throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BK throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
BK defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.
BK is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredriksson, right into the meat.
BK misses with a hook. Fredriksson ducked under it nicely.
BK dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson cracks the inside of BK's front leg.
BK pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fredriksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BK.
Fredriksson lands with a shot to the body.
BK takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
BK checks the leg kick nicely there.
BK looks to land a combination but Fredriksson avoids it well.
Fredriksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BK throws out the jab.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fredriksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BK punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
BK connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
BK checks the leg kick.
BK swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BK throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the head.
Fredriksson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but BK is out of range.
BK was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
BK avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from BK.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BK misses with an uppercut.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot.
A big left from BK misses.
BK takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson takes one on the button.
Fredriksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BK finds it's way round the side to connect with Fredriksson's head.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses BK's front leg but catches the back leg as BK tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson stuns BK with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fredriksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by BK.
BK avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Fredriksson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
BK misses with a straight right.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK misses with a body shot
and Fredriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
BK pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BK backing away here, and Fredriksson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
BK scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fredriksson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BK rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BK.
BK ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
BK misses with a straight right.
Fredriksson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
BK throws a hook to the side of Fredriksson's head but Fredriksson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BK lands a jab to Fredriksson's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
BK cracks Fredriksson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK misses with a wild combination.
BK scores with a hook to the body. Fredriksson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredriksson, right into the meat.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
BK looks to throw the jab but Fredriksson is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. BK darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
BK loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson.
Benjamin BK is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from BK.
BK's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and BK duly obliges.
BK throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson dodges the punch combination from BK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BK slips a jab from Fredriksson.
BK has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
BK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Fredriksson dodges the punch combination from BK.
BK swings widly with a right hand
and Fredriksson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps BK thinking.
Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fredriksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BK. That did some damage!
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BK lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fredriksson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BK misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
No joy there for Fredriksson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BK throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredriksson has time to react.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BK.
BK misses with a lunging right hand
and Fredriksson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fredriksson! But no joy.
BK misses with a double jab
and Fredriksson counters with a straight right hand.
Fredriksson moves away from the strike by BK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fredriksson.
BK takes a jab right on the kisser.
BK moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from BK.
Fredriksson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
BK scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and BK has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson throws a low kick, looking for BK's leg but BK calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
BK misses with a straight right.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but BK sees it coming and checks it nicely.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
BK slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Fredriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Fredriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from BK with a body shot.
BK throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. BK looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fredriksson connects with the punch.
BK takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roland Fredriksson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roland Fredriksson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
BK throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Fredriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. BK takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BK staying out of range there.
Fredriksson slips a straight right by BK.
BK throws a jab but it's blocked by Fredriksson.
BK lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Fredriksson defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
BK throws a nice head kick!
Fredriksson tries to move into range but BK moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
BK throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Fredriksson.
BK misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson throws a quick inside leg kick.
BK looks to land a right hand but Fredriksson moved out of range.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but BK moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from BK. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from BK.
Fredriksson is looking to score with low kicks.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BK throws a hook but Fredriksson blocks it.
BK rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fredriksson counters with a straight right hand.
Fredriksson lands a nice leg kick that just misses BK's sensitive parts.
BK uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. BK takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BK takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fredriksson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BK uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BK sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK lands an overhand right.
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!
Fredriksson lands with a shot to the body.
BK misses with a hook.
Fredriksson slips a jab from BK.
A leg kick checked by BK.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the jaw.
BK tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
BK jabs at Fredriksson's body.
Fredriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BK to score with a decent uppercut.
BK loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fredriksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
BK misses with a hook. Fredriksson ducked under it nicely.
As BK backs off Fredriksson throws a huge counter combo but BK manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BK throwing a counter right hand but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
BK listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fredriksson defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
Fredriksson moves out of range as BK strikes.
A clash of legs there as BK blocks the low kick.
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
BK smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
BK is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
BK throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but BK moves out of range.
BK's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fredriksson connects with a leg kick. BK looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
BK scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
BK throws an off balance right hand
and Fredriksson counters with an outside leg kick.
BK walks into a straight right hand from Fredriksson.
BK takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson feints and then cracks BK's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow BK down.
Fredriksson is looking to slow BK down with leg kicks.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BK is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a right hand that BK ducks under and follows up with a left that BK also avoids with ease.
BK avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Benjamin BK.
Well BK has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benjamin BK!
Benjamin BK decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Bullet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 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
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullet moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullet! But no joy.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullet lands with a nice body punch.
Rzic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rzic scores with a nice body kick.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic throws the kick towards the body but Bullet avoids it.
Rzic scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jake Bullet has been cut.
Bullet misses with an uppercut.
Bullet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Bullet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Rzic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Listerman in the buildup to the fight.
Rzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullet.
A little feinted left hand from Rzic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bullet pushes Rzic up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Bullet - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bullet.
Bullet is trying to break the clinch but Rzic has him pressed against the cage.
Rzic lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bullet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet lands with a right to the head.
Rzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rzic's elbow.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet lands a shot to the body.
Rzic scores with a hook to the body.
Bullet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rzic is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet tries to circle away but Rzic has him pinned against the cage.
Bullet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rzic is defending well for now.
Bullet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rzic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rzics head.
Bullet connects with a knee to the head.
Bullet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rzic fails to land.
Rzic tries a body shot but Bullet blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rzic'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.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Bullet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rzic breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bullet manages to break the clinch.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Bullet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullet.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Rzic misses with a looping left.
Bullet moves out of range as Rzic throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullet! But no joy.
Bullet takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bullet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rzic's brow.
Bullet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rzic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bullet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bullet blocks a jab.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rzic!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet throws a head kick that half lands.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic slips under a jab.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rzic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bullet is looking to clinch.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Rzic circles away.
Bullet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rzic.
Rzic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bullet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bullet closes the distance but Rzic moves to the side
enabling Rzic to counter with a crisp jab.
Rzic misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Bullet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullet has Rzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Bullet lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bullet on the inside.
Bullet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bullet tries to break free but Rzic pushes him back against the cage.
Rzic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Bullet connects with a knee to the head.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rzic manages to break the clinch.
Bullet has Rzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Rzic prevents a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet can't find room to land a body shot as Rzic controls the action.
Rzic lands a shot to the body.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Bullet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet throws a head kick that Rzic semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Bullet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic throws a quick counter head kick but Bullet was just out of range.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Rzic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullet is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rzic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rzic throws a lazy right hand but Bullet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rzic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
A head kick by Bullet misses
and Rzic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rzic scores with a sloppy right hand. Bullet should have avoided that one.
Rzic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Bullet darts in trying to clinch
and Rzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic looks to land a body kick but Bullet moved away.
Bullet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullet avoids a kick to the body.
Bullet looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rzic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rzic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rzic looks for the body kick but Bullet saw that one coming.
Bullet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bullet clinches up against the cage.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Bullet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bullet. That did some damage!
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rzic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic thows a leg kick but Bullet checks it
and Bullet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic throws a lazy right hand but Bullet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic looks to throw the jab but Bullet is out of range.
Bullet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rzic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rzic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rzic missing with a left hand there. Bullet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Rzic throwing a counter right hand but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses.
Rzic throws a head kick that misses.
Bullet 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.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rzic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bullet avoids it.
Bullet wants to clinch
and Bullet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic throws a looping overhand right but Bullet ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Bullet.
Bullet lands a slapping body shot.
Rzic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bullet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bullet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rzic gets tackled into the cage by Bullet. Bullet maintains the clinch.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bullet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rzic.
Rzic cracks Bullet with an open hand slap.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic moves out of range as Bullet strikes.
Bullet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bullet throws a counter combo.
Bullet moves away from the strike by Rzic.
Bullet looks to land a body kick but Rzic moved away.
Rzic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bullet avoids it.
Rzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bullet shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rzic throws a push kick but Bullet slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullet! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Rzic misses with a straight left.
Bullet is looking to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rzic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rzic throws the kick towards the body but Bullet avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Rzic thuds his right hand into Bullet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bullet moves into the clinch.
Rzic blocking some punches.
Rzic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet scores with a shot to the side of Rzic's head.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullet.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Rzic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullet.
Bullet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bullet breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rzic. Bullet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bullet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bullet lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Rzic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bullet doesn't seem phased though.
Rzic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rzic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rzic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rzic misses with an uppercut. Bullet saw that one coming.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Bullet has Rzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bullet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bullet crunches a lovely knee into Rzic's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Bullet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bullet breaks from the clinch.
Bullet clinches with his opponent.
Bullet lands a hook that snaps the head of Rzic backwards.
A short right from Bullet.
Rzic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bullet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rzic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rzic is rocked!
Bullet blocks an uppercut.
Oh Rzic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic is trying to maintain a safe position but Bullet gets an underhook and turns Rzic into the cage.
Rzic seems to have got his legs back now.
Bullet lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
A knee to the head by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bullet is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Bullet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bullet lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Rzic goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Bullet in side control.
A big shot lands for Bullet! That's hurt Rzic! Will he recover? Bullet fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Bullet!
Jake Bullet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Renner's choice of entrance music: God Particle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renner.
Zelaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zelaya works Renner's body with a nice hook.
Renner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zelaya.
Zelaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zelaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelaya.
Zelaya missing with a left hand there. Renner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zelaya drives through and clinches with Renner against the cage.
Zelaya tries a knee to the head but Renner blocks it.
Renner breaks from the clinch.
Renner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelaya.
Renner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zelaya's waist but Zelaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Renner off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelaya throws a hook to the side of Renner's head but Renner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Renner darts in looking for a takedown but Zelaya gets double underhooks and turns Renner into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Renner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelaya.
Zelaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renner.
Renner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelaya.
Zelaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zelaya circles away.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner fails to land with a series of punches.
Zelaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zelaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zelaya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zelaya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Renner moves away from the strike by Zelaya.
Zelaya throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelaya.
Renner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zelaya but Zelaya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zelaya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Renner shoots for a takedown but Zelaya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renner blocks a head kick by Zelaya.
Zelaya throws a lazy right hand but Renner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Renner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zelaya tries to clinch up.
Zelaya lands a jab-cross combination.
Zelaya has Renner up against the cage in a clinch.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zelaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner blocks an elbow strike.
Zelaya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zelaya misses with a punch to the body.
Renner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zelaya misses with a leg kick
and Renner counters with a takedown into side control.
Zelaya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Renner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zelaya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Renner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Renner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Renner.
Zelaya stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Zelaya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Renner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Renner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zelaya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zelaya tries to improve position but can't.
Renner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zelaya misses with a body shot.
Renner takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelaya misses with a double jab
and Renner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Renner.
Zelaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Renner counters with a two punch combo.
Zelaya is rocked!
Zelaya misses with a body shot.
Oh Zelaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelaya misses with a left hand
and Renner scores with a counter punch that sends Zelaya to the canvas! Renner smells blood - he's punishing Zelaya with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zelaya has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Renner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Renner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen El Party Me Llama as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umbra Uxxarest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Uxxarest connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez darts in looking for a takedown but Uxxarest gets double underhooks and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Uxxarest scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uxxarest. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Uxxarest throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Uxxarest's head but Uxxarest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uxxarest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uxxarest misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest checks a leg kick nicely.
Uxxarest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uxxarest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Umbra Uxxarest has been cut.
Uxxarest buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uxxarest keeps the fight on the outside.
Uxxarest paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uxxarest misses with a wild body shot.
Uxxarest cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Uxxarest throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uxxarest's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uxxarest duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uxxarest shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nice strikes from Uxxarest there.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uxxarest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uxxarest's back!
Uxxarest tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Uxxarest working to try and regain half guard.
Uxxarest is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uxxarest is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzalez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Uxxarest wants to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uxxarest really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Uxxarest is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but Uxxarest is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Uxxarest is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Uxxarest tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uxxarest is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to control but Uxxarest wriggling away.
Gonzalez landing shots from mount.
Uxxarest manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gonzalez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uxxarest has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gonzalez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gonzalez!
Uxxarest tries to improve position but can't.
Uxxarest is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Uxxarest tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umbra Uxxarest's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uxxarest checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uxxarest scores with a body shot.
Uxxarest connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Uxxarest.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Uxxarest is having none of it.
Uxxarest attempts a counter takedown but Gonzalez avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Uxxarest misses its intended target.
Uxxarest punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uxxarest scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uxxarest connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uxxarest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.
Uxxarest throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Uxxarest here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Uxxarest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uxxarest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Uxxarest moves out of range.
A head kick by Uxxarest misses
and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uxxarest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Uxxarest's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.
Gonzalez is looking to control Uxxarest's arms but Uxxarest gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uxxarest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uxxarest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uxxarest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uxxarest wants the takedown. Gonzalez is fighting it off but Uxxarest persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gonzalez's guard against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uxxarest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uxxarest chips away with some ground and pound.
Uxxarest controlling from the top position.
Uxxarest trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzalez has managed to sweep!
Uxxarest lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez wants to hit a switch here but Uxxarest passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gonzalez there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Uxxarest looking to finish Gonzalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzalez!
Uxxarest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position but Uxxarest isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Uxxarest.
Gonzalez tries to lock up and control but Uxxarest gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uxxarest controlling from the full mount.
Gonzalez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Uxxarest throwing strikes but Gonzalez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Uxxarest is looking for a kimura here.
Uxxarest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Gonzalez is looking to control Uxxarest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umbra Uxxarest'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Uxxarest shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gonzalez's guard.
Uxxarest wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Uxxarest lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
Uxxarest landing with the ground and pound.
Uxxarest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uxxarest's guard.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uxxarest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzalez defends well.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Uxxarest's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uxxarest is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uxxarest tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Uxxarest moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uxxarest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uxxarest looking for a sweep. Not yet Uxxarest, not yet.
Uxxarest is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Uxxarest keeps moving.
Uxxarest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uxxarest wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez is working Uxxarest over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Uxxarest keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez trying to control but Uxxarest is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.
Uxxarest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Uxxarest is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uxxarest is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eulalio Gonzalez.
Well Uxxarest has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbra Uxxarest!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
162 lbs
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30
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Murosaki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murosaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Murosaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Murosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Murosaki's head but Murosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Murosaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Volkov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Murosaki throws a head kick that misses
and Volkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Volkov thuds his shin into the meat of Murosaki's side.
Murosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Murosaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Volkov defends it well.
Murosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murosaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov pushes Murosaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Murosaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Volkov to keep the fight standing.
Murosaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Volkov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Murosaki.
Murosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Murosaki controls his hands.
Murosaki tries to pull guard but Volkov won't allow it.
Volkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murosaki.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murosaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murosaki is defended easily by Volkov.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Murosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Murosaki throws a counter combo.
Volkov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murosaki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murosaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murosaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Murosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Murosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murosaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Volkov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murosaki somewhat.
Volkov wants to slow Murosaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Murosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Murosaki gets a double leg takedown into Volkov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Volkov working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov pulls Murosaki in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Murosaki looking to pass the guard.
Volkov trying to keep a closed guard but Murosaki is proving a slippery customer.
Murosaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Volkov is pulling down on Murosaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Murosaki, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murosaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murosaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murosaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Volkov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murosaki tries for a kimura but Volkov is defending well.
Volkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murosaki working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov dominated that round.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murosaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Volkov's waist but Volkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murosaki off to one side.
Murosaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Volkov pinned against the cage. Volkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Volkov throws a push kick but Murosaki slaps the foot to one side.
Volkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murosaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Murosaki.
Volkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murosaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Murosaki manages to pull guard.
Volkov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Murosaki is retaining full guard.
Murosaki wants to sweep here but Volkov controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov forces his way into half guard.
Volkov is thwarting Murosaki's attempts to control the position.
Volkov is trying to work for a kimura but Murosaki is defending well.
Volkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Volkov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murosaki wants to get back to full guard.
Volkov is stalling here. Murosaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Volkov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Murosaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Volkov wants to control but Murosaki postures up.
Volkov tries to improve position but can't.
Volkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Volkov is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to control but Murosaki postures up.
Murosaki trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Murosaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Volkov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murosaki off and has taken his back!
Murosaki trying to get back to his feet but Volkov is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Volkov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki showing good submission defense here.
Volkov has good solid back control here.
Volkov not allowing Murosaki to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murosaki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murosaki 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.
Murosaki has closed the distance and engaged Volkov in a clinch.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body.
Volkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murosaki's elbow.
Volkov gets underhooks to prevent Murosaki's takedown attempt.
Volkov is pushing Murosaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murosaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murosaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Volkov wants to pass the guard but Murosaki is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murosaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Volkov defends well.
Volkov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murosaki is proving hard to escape from.
Volkov trying to control but Murosaki is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murosaki walks into a jab.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Murosaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkov lands an overhand right.
Murosaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murosaki is thwarting Volkov's attempts to control the position.
Murosaki seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki is trying to control. Volkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Volkov wants to improve his position but Murosaki is controlling well.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murosaki can do to turn this around?
Murosaki controlling the action here.
Murosaki wants to take a breather but Volkov is having none of it.
Volkov is positioning himself well to prevent Murosaki advancing to mount.
Murosaki prevents Volkov from improving his position.
Koji Murosaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koji Murosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Murosaki slips nicely into half guard.
Murosaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Volkov sees it coming and defends easily.
Murosaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murosaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murosaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov keeping control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov has one foot on Murosaki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Volkov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
Post fight, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov took to the microphone: 'I am proud communist.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magician Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magician Rapist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
164 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J J Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magician Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Rapist pushes him off.
Tucker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rapist misses the shot to the body.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
Rapist checks a low kick from Tucker.
Rapist drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Rapist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapist wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rapist wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker seems keen to control Rapist's posture.
Rapist trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rapist has time to react.
Nice cross by Rapist.
Rapist misses with a head kick.
Rapist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rapist blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Rapist misses the shot to the body.
J J Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rapist's head.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
Rapist'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.
Rapist lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Tucker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Rapist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker breaks the clinch.
Rapist swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Tucker scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rapist connects with an inside leg kick.
Rapist misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
Rapist jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tucker throws a head kick but Rapist moves out of range.
Tucker lands a nice looking body shot.
Tucker gets caught napping as Rapist dives in and scores a takedown. Tucker manages to retain guard.
Rapist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
Rapist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rapist postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Rapist postures up and lands a big shot to Tucker's brow.
Rapist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rapist wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Rapist from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Tucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rapist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rapist shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Rapist circles away.
Rapist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tucker defending well as Rapist loads up on a big left hand.
Rapist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rapist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tucker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tucker wants it to stay on the feet.
Rapist scores with a takedown into Tucker's guard.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tucker holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magician Rapist will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tucker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker swings for the body but Rapist moves out of range.
J J Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
Rapist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rapist misses with a body shot
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rapist 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.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Rapist saw that one coming.
Rapist scores with a jab.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tucker.
Rapist moves out of range as Tucker throws a body kick.
Rapist swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Rapist throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tucker 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 Rapist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tucker lands with a hook. Rapist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapist goes for a double leg but Tucker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tucker continues to drive forward.
Rapist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Rapist. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Rapist.
Tucker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rapist misses with a looping left.
And Tucker counters with a quick kick to the body but Rapist blocks it.
Rapist misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
J J Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rapist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tucker scores with a nice strike.
Tucker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rapist staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapist throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker swings for the body but Rapist moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rapist blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapist! But no joy.
Rapist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapist misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker misses with a left hand
letting Rapist counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tucker has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rapist walks into a stiff left hand from Tucker.
Rapist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Tucker lands a body shot.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Rapist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rapist looks to land a body kick but Tucker moved away.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rapist swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Rapist avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Rapist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker tries a head kick but it misses.
Rapist throws a head kick that misses.
Tucker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tucker throws a head kick but Rapist moves out of range.
Rapist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tucker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rapist - the referee stops the clock and Tucker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rapist. Tucker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tucker tries to clinch but Rapist moves out of range.
Rapist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Rapist was not able to check.
Rapist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tucker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rapist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Rapist looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rapist, right into the meat.
Rapist scoring well with a low kick there.
Tucker clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rapist struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Rapist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tucker.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tucker obliges.
Rapist is trying to break free.
Tucker prevents a takedown attempt there.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magician Rapist.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapist avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rapist's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Rapist blocks it.
Rapist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rapist has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J J Tucker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tucker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tucker.
Rapist connects with a right hand. Tucker shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapist. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tucker misses with a low kick.
Rapist misses with a looping right.
Tucker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tucker.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker connects with a single shot there.
Rapist walks into a jab.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rapist finds it's way through Tucker's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rapist finds it's way round the side to connect with Tucker's head.
Rapist avoids the head kick by Tucker.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tucker enables Rapist to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tucker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tucker holds on and takes a little breather.
Rapist wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Rapist throws a big elbow that misses.
Magician Rapist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rapist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rapist looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rapist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tucker but Tucker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rapist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tucker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Rapist.
Rapist connects with an inside leg kick.
Rapist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tucker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rapist.
Tucker tries to clinch but Rapist is having none of it.
Rapist avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Rapist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapist's sensitive parts.
Rapist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Rapist.
Rapist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rapist looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rapist drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rapist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rapist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rapist throwing strikes but missing.
Rapist wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
Rapist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rapist trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rapist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tucker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rapist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Rapist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rapist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rapist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rapist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rapist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker tries to clinch there but Rapist circles away.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rapist.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magician Rapist.
I think Rapist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magician Rapist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teukka Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Temple Of The King. 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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213 lbs
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211 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teukka Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama lands a big uppercut and Chatzikomninos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chatzikomninos looks OK. Salama waves Chatzikomninos back to his feet!
Salama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salama slips under a jab from Chatzikomninos.
Salama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salama throws a powerful right kick. Chatzikomninos tried to block low but the kick was high! Chatzikomninos was taken right off of his feet! Salama jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Teukka Salama!
Teukka Salama was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Slacker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arni Jarnkarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jarnkarl misses its intended target.
Margera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Jarnkarl is predictable there
letting Margera counter with a right hand.
Jarnkarl keeps Margera at a distance using the push kick.
Jarnkarl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Margera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jarnkarl avoids it really well and circles away.
Jarnkarl punishes Margera's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera cracks Jarnkarl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Margera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Margera throws a body punch but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
Margera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jarnkarl did well to prevent Margera getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl is trying to control but can't.
Jarnkarl is positioning himself well to prevent Margera advancing to mount.
Jarnkarl trying to control from the bottom.
Jarnkarl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Margera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarnkarl with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jarnkarl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Margera trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarnkarl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Margera drops back looking for a leg! Jarnkarl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jarnkarl manages to kick Margera off! Margera jumps back into Jarnkarl's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Jarnkarl's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jarnkarl looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Margera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jarnkarl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jarnkarl keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Margera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jarnkarl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Margera's guard.
Margera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jarnkarl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jarnkarl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Margera looking for a sweep. Not yet Margera, not yet.
Jarnkarl wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Jarnkarl stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarnkarl throws an elbow that misses. Margera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jarnkarl's guard. Nice move by Margera!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jarnkarl pulls Margera in close to prevent any damage.
Jarnkarl trying to control the position.
Jarnkarl wants to sweep but no luck.
Margera looking to sit in guard and control but Jarnkarl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarnkarl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarnkarl tries to free his leg and advance position but Margera is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing that Jarnkarl has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jarnkarl throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Jarnkarl landing with the ground and pound.
Jarnkarl wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Margera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jarnkarl defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jarnkarl throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Margera slips a jab from Jarnkarl.
And Margera tries to counter it with a takedown but Jarnkarl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Margera misses.
Jarnkarl appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Margera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Arni Jarnkarl has been cut.
Jarnkarl throws out a powerful jab.
Margera looks to land a left hand but Jarnkarl moved out of range nicely.
Margera dives in for a single leg takedown but Jarnkarl sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Margera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarnkarl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Margera! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera blocks the body kick.
Margera lands a leg kick that knocks Jarnkarl off balance momentarily.
Jarnkarl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarnkarl scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarnkarl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Margera on the side of the head.
Jarnkarl thows a leg kick but Margera checks it
and Margera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jarnkarl tries a head kick but it misses.
Margera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jarnkarl doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarnkarl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Margera checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarnkarl.
Margera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Margera lands.
Margera tries for a takedown but Jarnkarl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jarnkarl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Margera is out of range.
Margera throws a leg kick that misses.
Jarnkarl misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jarnkarl misses with a body kick.
Jarnkarl throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Margera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch lands to the side of Jarnkarl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jarnkarl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarnkarl looks to land a combination. Margera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Margera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Margera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Margera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Margera takes one to the chin there.
Margera is rocked!
Jarnkarl scores with a nice strike.
Margera is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarnkarl finish him?
Jarnkarl cracks Margera with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Margera falls to his knees and Jarnkarl doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arni Jarnkarl!
An out of breath Arni Jarnkarl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Never More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). More is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never More. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Never More!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and More counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moh lands a nice shot to the body.
More throws out a loose jab but Moh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from More.
Moh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but More moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moh throws a big shot that misses.
More unleashes a big counter combination but Moh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moh throws a head kick that misses.
Moh dives in and grabs More's left leg, looking for a takedown. More pushes down on Moh's head and hops out.
As Moh backs off More throws a huge counter combo but Moh manages to avoid it all.
More lands a high kick!
It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.
Moh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt More.
Moh throws a leg kick but More sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moh misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
Moh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moh throws a leg kick but More sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Moh blocks the low kick.
Moh cracks More with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moh swings for the body but More moves out of range.
More wants to counter the offense by Moh and move into the clinch position.
Moh throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.
Moh throws a low kick, looking for More's leg but More calmly moves out of range.
Moh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moh preventing the sweep.
Moh trying to control but More is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moh's guard.
Moh trying to keep a closed guard but More is proving a slippery customer.
Moh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in More's guard.
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More is trying to control the position but Moh postures up.
Moh wants to pass the guard but More is keeping the position.
Moh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
More avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
More keeping moving, preventing Moh from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More lands a left and a right that send Moh crashing to the mat, dazed. More thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
More circles away from the clinch attempt.
More has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as More checks a leg kick.
Moh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
More feints a counter leg kick.
Moh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and More counters with a nice leg kick.
More takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
More cracks a nice hook into Moh's ribs.
Moh throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from More on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Tat Moh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
More tries a head kick but it misses.
Never More seems to be getting the better of the standup.
More pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moh drops down looking for a counter takedown but More sprawls and moves away.
Moh throws out a leg kick but More moves out of range and Moh only half commits.
Moh throws a leg kick which misses More's front leg but catches the back leg as More tries to avoid it.
Tat Moh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More throws a leg kick
and Moh counters with a single leg into guard. More didn't expect that.
Moh trying to move into half guard but instead More has managed to sweep!
Moh 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh controls More momentarily but More frees himself.
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.
More is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moh controls More momentarily but More frees himself.
Moh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moh is working hard here to advance position.
That's two 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
More swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
More drives through and clinches with Moh against the cage.
Moh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
More tries to land knees in the clinch but Moh avoids the damage to the body.
More lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moh.
More working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
More with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh tries to circle away but More has him pinned against the cage.
More lands with a short shot to the head.
More pushes off an throws an elbow but Moh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
More goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
More looking to throw knees to the head but Moh is blocking nicely.
More misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moh is trying to force a seperation but More has the dominant position.
More lands with a light punch inside.
Moh blocks an uppercut.
Moh lands a hook that snaps the head of More backwards.
More trying to land knees to the body.
Moh pulls guard effortlessly.
Moh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but More has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh tries to bench press More off him but More keeps the position.
More controlling from side mount.
Moh manages to get back to half guard.
Moh wants to control but More is keeping busy and won't allow it.
More controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moh has a hand on More's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. More takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Never More showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh'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!
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moh.
More is looking for the big counter here.
Moh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches More on the side of the head.
A low kick from Moh is predictable there
and More counters with a leg kick.
Moh misses with a wild combination.
More wants to counter the offense by Moh and move into the clinch position.
Moh misses with a low kick.
More wants to counter the offense by Moh and move into the clinch position.
Moh misses with the body kick
and More counters with a nice leg kick.
Moh closes the distance and clinches up with More, looking for a takedown. Moh pushes More against the cage but More circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moh connects with a right hand. More shakes it off.
More throws a hook but Moh avoids it easily.
More throws a quick inside leg kick.
More tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh throws a leg kick which misses More's front leg but catches the back leg as More tries to avoid it.
Moh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
More lands a big head kick that sends Moh tumbling to the mat! More takes a step backwards and waves Moh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Moh is rocked!
Moh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moh misses with a leg kick.
Moh falls off balance throwing a combination
and More holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moh is trying to trip More. He has hold of a leg but More is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moh trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tat Moh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moh wants to pass the guard but More is keeping the position.
More keeping moving, preventing Moh from controlling successfully.
Moh throws a big right hand that misses.
More is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
More slips under a jab from Moh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh is looking to slow More down with leg kicks.
Moh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moh looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.
Moh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moh connects with a jab.
More walks into a stiff left hand from Moh.
Moh throws a leg kick but More moved away.
Moh throws a series of punches but More avoids them all with ease.
More replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Moh blocks it well.
Moh thows a leg kick but More checks it
and More counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by More.
Moh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
More lands a nice shot to the body.
Moh misses with a double jab
and More counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moh loads up on a big right hand but More slips the punch.
More will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moh tries a low kick but More avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
More throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moh counters with a nice double leg into side control. More won't be happy with that.
More gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Moh is trying to control. More wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
More keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tat Moh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moh 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tat Moh!
Tat Moh looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and try to duplicate it. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ignatov.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but Ignatov is controlling the position.
Hoffman is trying to push Ignatov away but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Ignatov has the dominant position.
Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffman swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Hoffman.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffman momentarily.
Ignatov clinches up with Hoffman and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman avoids the elbow strike from Ignatov, against the cage.
Ignatov throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but Ignatov is controlling the position.
Ignatov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ignatov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoffman up against the cage.
Ignatov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoffman up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Ignatov has the dominant position.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
Ignatov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoffman's hands.
Hoffman swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Ignatov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoffman misses with a body punch
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoffman misses with a body punch
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hoffman misses with the combination.
Ignatov moves to clinch but Hoffman breaks away
and Hoffman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman 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.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman throws a body kick that misses.
Hoffman is looking to wear down Ignatov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov wants to counter with a clinch but Hoffman pushes him away.
Hoffman throws a low kick, looking for Ignatov's leg but Ignatov calmly moves out of range.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
Ignatov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov throws out a counter right but Hoffman avoids it with no problem.
Hoffman throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman breaks from the clinch.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ignatov finds it's way through Hoffman's defenses.
Hoffman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatov counters with a thumping low kick.
Ignatov scores with a jab.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Ignatov avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoffman throws a low kick but Ignatov moves out of range easily.
Hoffman swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov wants to counter the offense by Hoffman and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatov. Ignatov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman drops his hands momentarily and Ignatov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoffman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a few strikes there.
Hoffman misses with a hook
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Ignatov catches Hoffman right on the button with a cross.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Ignatov throws a head kick that Hoffman semi-blocks.
Ignatov takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatov throws an elbow but misses.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoffman is keeping busy.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
Hoffman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ignatov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffman's brow.
Ignatov taking a breather.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Hoffman shrugs off.
Ignatov avoiding damage.
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman walks into a jab.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands the left hand.
Hoffman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoffman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ignatov moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Hoffman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Hoffman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignatov trying to stall but Hoffman improves his position.
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to break free but Ignatov pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ignatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Hoffman is predictable there
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ignatov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignatov has double underhooks.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
Hoffman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman avoids the elbow strike from Ignatov, against the cage.
Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignatov has double underhooks.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoffman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses.
Ignatov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Ignatov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatov lands with a kick to the temple. Hoffman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoffman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Ignatov ducked under it nicely.
Ignatov thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoffman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ignatov's head.
Hoffman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Ignatov avoids the punch easily.
Ignatov tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffman takes one to the side of the head.
Ignatov scores with a jab. Hoffman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Ignatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov looks to land a combination. Hoffman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoffman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Ignatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoffman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ignatov scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Hoffman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Ignatov as he checks the leg kick.
Hoffman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ignatov lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Hoffman.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Ignatov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoffman, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatov stalling the fight.
Ignatov lands an elbow that stopped Hoffman in his tracks for a moment.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike from Ignatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Ignatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Ignatov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov wants to counter with a clinch but Hoffman pushes him away.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoffman, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Ignatov is controlling him.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Ignatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Ignatov.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ignatov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Hoffman thumps Ignatov with a low kick.
Ignatov closes the distance and pushes Hoffman back into the cage.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatov lands a damaging elbow.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Ignatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
A short left from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Ignatov is controlling him.
Ignatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoffman is stalling here.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike from Ignatov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffman's brow.
Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
Ignatov leaning against his opponent.
Ignatov misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside.
Ignatov just leaning against Hoffman, taking a breather.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Stalling in the clinch from Ignatov.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Ignatov avoiding damage.
Ignatov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hoffman misses with a kick to the body.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Hoffman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman digs a good body shot into Ignatov's ribs.
Ignatov misses the body punch
and Hoffman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatov.
Hoffman looks to land a combination but Ignatov avoids it well.
Ignatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Hoffman is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ignatov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ignatov effectively controlling the action here.
Ignatov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hoffman blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Ignatov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov.
Hoffman dodges an elbow strike from Ignatov.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov just leaning against Hoffman, taking a breather.
Ignatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Ignatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
Hoffman is trying to maintain a safe position but Ignatov gets an underhook and turns Hoffman into the cage.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
Hoffman breaks from the clinch.
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov counters with a series of strikes. Hoffman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffman. That did some damage!
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick.
Jack Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a good low kick that Hoffman was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman misses with a leg kick.
Ignatov blocks a jab.
Hoffman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatov jabs Hoffman right on the nose. Hoffman blinks but takes it well.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatov's shoulder, as Ignatov tries to avoid the shot.
Hoffman swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a body kick.
Hoffman misses with a straight left.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Ignatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
Vladimir Ignatov is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Vladimir Ignatov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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