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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erico Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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154 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erico Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Drake avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake pushes Rutten up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
A short left from Drake.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Rutten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sebastian Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Rutten misses
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the cage.
Drake pulls guard effortlessly.
Rutten won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Rutten has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drake is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten gets to his feet. Drake looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Drake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutten, which made it look bad.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Sebastian Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Rutten to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rutten throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake is pushing Rutten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastian Rutten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Drake throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drake's head.
Drake wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side
and Rutten counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Drake pulls guard.
Rutten is looking to stand up but Drake won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten stands up and waves to Drake to follow him.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Drake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake slips under a jab.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Rutten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Drake lands with a straight right. Rutten didn't see that one coming.
Drake scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drake is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Drake drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rutten walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sebastian Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Drake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drake 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 lands there for Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten jabs at Drake's body.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Rutten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erico Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Rutten throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Drake avoids it.
Drake dives in for a single leg takedown but Rutten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rutten defends well and Drake ends up having to push Rutten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Drake wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutten! But no joy.
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rutten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutten 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 Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drake wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Drake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rutten manages to circle out of the way.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rutten but Rutten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Rutten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Rutten tries to get set, Drake tries to push him back and clinch up but Rutten manages to avoid the attempt.
Drake tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Sebastian Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erico Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Drake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten throws a lazy head kick
and Drake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Drake fails to pull guard.
Drake has Rutten pushed against the cage.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutten is keeping busy.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Rutten misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Drake cracks Rutten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten counters with a head kick. That will keep Drake thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutten should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Drake tries to counter by clinching up but Rutten breaks away and moves out of range.
Drake blocks a head kick by Rutten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rutten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Rutten!
Our winner, Sebastian Rutten, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Kumtomanee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes takes one on the button.
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Kumtomanee coming out on top.
Kumtomanee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kumtomanee throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Kumtomanee takes one to the chin there.
Kumtomanee with a jab.
Kumtomanee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumtomanee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes stuns Kumtomanee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes staying out of range there.
Reyes darts in and clinches Kumtomanee up against the cage.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes scores with a jab.
Reyes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kumtomanee moves away.
Kumtomanee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a leg kick but Kumtomanee saw it coming and moves away.
Reyes misses with a body shot
and Kumtomanee counters by clinching up.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumtomanee controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
The referee calls for Kumtomanee to work.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Kumtomanee lands with a right to the head.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Kumtomanee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumtomanee avoids it.
Kumtomanee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumtomanee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kumtomanee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Kumtomanee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reyes lands a left hand.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes looking to stall.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kumtomanee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee is pushing Reyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumtomanee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes takes a swing at Kumtomanee's ribcage but misses.
Kumtomanee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kumtomanee.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Kumtomanee checks it.
Reyes lands with a hook. Kumtomanee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reyes looks to land a body kick but Kumtomanee moved away.
Kumtomanee clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kumtomanee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Kumtomanee keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Reyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumtomanee missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
Kumtomanee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kumtomanee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khali Kumtomanee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kumtomanee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping right.
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reyes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kumtomanee gets tackled into the cage by Reyes. Reyes maintains the clinch.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee avoiding damage.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Reyes.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Reyes.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reyes is looking to control Kumtomanee's arms but Kumtomanee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Kumtomanee keeps him there for the moment.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kumtomanee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee with a knee to the head.
Reyes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Kumtomanee is breathing heavily.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kumtomanee avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Reyes wants to break free but Kumtomanee has control.
Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kumtomanee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reyes tried to score with a low kick but Kumtomanee checks it.
Kumtomanee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kumtomanee swinging wildly here.
Kumtomanee throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kumtomanee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reyes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kumtomanee misses with a wild combination.
Kumtomanee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kumtomanee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Kumtomanee moves out of range easily.
Reyes misses the jab.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping left.
Reyes is looking to wear down Kumtomanee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kumtomanee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kumtomanee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kumtomanee duly obliges.
Kumtomanee throws out a powerful jab.
Reyes moves into the clinch.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Kumtomanee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Kumtomanee improves position.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Kumtomanee improves position.
Kumtomanee missing with knees to the body.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kumtomanee or not.
Reyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kumtomanee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kumtomanees head.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Reyes scores with a shot to the side of Kumtomanee's head.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Reyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Reyes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reyes.
Kumtomanee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks with his arms.
Reyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Reyes slips under a jab from Kumtomanee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Kumtomanee coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reyes defending well as Kumtomanee loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Kumtomanee avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Nice shot lands for Reyes.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumtomanee jabs Reyes right on the nose. Reyes blinks but takes it well.
Reyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kumtomanee's sensitive parts.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Kumtomanee off balance momentarily.
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!
Kumtomanee scores with a jab. Reyes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes throws the left hand but Kumtomanee avoids the punch easily.
Reyes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Kumtomanee.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes throws a hook to the side of Kumtomanee's head but Kumtomanee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumtomanee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reyes lands a leg kick that knocks Kumtomanee off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kumtomanee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kumtomanee lands an overhand right.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Kumtomanee's legs.
Kumtomanee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a chopping leg kick but Kumtomanee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kumtomanee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reyes throws the left hand but Kumtomanee avoids the punch easily.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kumtomanee cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reyes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kumtomanee scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Kumtomanee throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kumtomanee looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
Reyes keeps Kumtomanee at a distance using the push kick.
Reyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with a few strikes there.
Kumtomanee slips a jab from Reyes.
Reyes wants to slow Kumtomanee down by chopping away at his legs.
Kumtomanee wants to counter with a clinch but Reyes pushes him away.
Kumtomanee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kumtomanee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Kumtomanee blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kumtomanee looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Kumtomanee moves out of range easily.
Kumtomanee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reyes throws the left hand but Kumtomanee avoids the punch easily.
Reyes wants to land a leg kick but Kumtomanee is out of range.
Kumtomanee throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes tries to move into range but Kumtomanee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kumtomanee walks into a jab.
Kumtomanee connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Kumtomanee both land. Nice combination.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Kumtomanee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Kumtomanee ducks down to avoid it.
Kumtomanee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Reyes misses the target.
Kumtomanee gets tackled into the cage by Reyes. Reyes maintains the clinch.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kumtomanees head.
Kumtomanee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes tries a body shot but Kumtomanee blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee has Reyes pressed against the cage.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reyes 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Our winner, Jamie Reyes, 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.
Khali Kumtomanee spoke after the fight, saying 'May allah strike me dead for losing to this unwashed and untrained sinner...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fenix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing Inside. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ikki De Fenix was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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23
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikki De Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segura shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fenix sprawls well. He's pushed Segura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Fenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Segura off the cage and back into range.
Segura ducks under a wild hook from De Fenix.
De Fenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Segura moves forwards but De Fenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Segura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Segura seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Segura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Fenix to the ground. Segura is now in De Fenix's guard.
De Fenix is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
Segura stands and throws De Fenix's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Segura is looking to take a break and control but De Fenix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Segura in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... De Fenix is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Segura!
The defeated Ikki De Fenix had this to say: 'When you lose in the CFC is it really a loss ? I'll be back better then ever congrats to my opponent though he was the better man tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambang comes into the arena with Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears blaring out of the sound system. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Arto Bambang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bambang misses with a jab to the body
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bambang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambang. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bambangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Bambang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Bambang has moved into half guard.
Bambang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bambang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bambang.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bambang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Bambang eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bambang misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Bambang's attempts to control the action.
Bambang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bambang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bambang wants to work for an arm triangle but Barnes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bambang wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Bambang is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes is defending against the submission attempts here by Bambang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bambang is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bambang scoring with some ground and pound.
Bambang tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bambang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Bambang has a closed guard, preventing Barnes from standing up.
Bambang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bambang looking to control.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bambang is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Bambang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bambang looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Bambang shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bambang cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bambang lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Bambang's defenses.
Bambang throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bambang misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes throws a hook but Bambang avoids it easily.
Bambang misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bambang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Bambang lands with a good body shot.
Arto Bambang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambang shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Bambang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bambang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Bambang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Bambang's legs.
Bambang tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Bambang throws a good cross that connects.
Nate Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bambang darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bambang.
Bambang scores with a nice strike.
Bambang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as Bambang strikes.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bambang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Bambang misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes feints and then cracks Bambang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bambang down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bambang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Bambang off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Bambang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bambang tries to avoid it.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bambang scores with a nice strike.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bambang.
Bambang scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bambang misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bambang scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bambang.
Bambang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bambang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Bambang ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bambang throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bambang lands a nice looking body shot.
Bambang misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bambang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bambang fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Bambang's legs.
Bambang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bambang misses its intended target.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bambang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bambang.
Bambang misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Bambang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Bambang moves into the clinch.
Bambang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bambang jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bambang misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes punishes Bambang's body with a nice straight punch.
Bambang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Bambang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bambang avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Bambang didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Bambang.
Bambang misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Bambang lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Bambang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bambang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bambang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Bambang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bambang is working hard here to advance position.
Bambang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bambang throws a strike but Barnes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bambang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bambang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barnes has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slows the pace down in half guard.
Bambang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bambang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Bambang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bambang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get up but he can't break Bambang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnes passes Bambang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Bambang is being controlled here.
Barnes decides to stand back up. Barnes steps back and let's Bambang get back to his feet.
Bambang throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Bambang's head back.
Bambang misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Bambang misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes 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.
Bambang misses with a right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Bambang throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bambang tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bambang tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bambang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Bambang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
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!
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bambang is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bambang wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Barnes!
Nate Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
218 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Sunshine.
Maia attempts a counter takedown but Sunshine avoids it well and moves away.
Sunshine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Aderbal Maia has been cut.
Sunshine with a jab.
Sunshine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maia's head backwards.
Sunshine sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sunshine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sunshine throws an overhand right that drops Maia like a sack of potatoes! Sunshine dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Sunshine!
Our winner, Peter Sunshine, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosh Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War has chosen The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows as his entrance music. Holy War has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cosh Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy fails with the takedown
and War counters with an inside leg kick.
Boy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by War.
War thumps Boy with a low kick.
Jab, jab by War - just one landing.
It looks like Cosh Boy has been cut.
Boy misses with a takedown
and War counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boy is breathing heavily.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy tries to break free but War pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Boy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from War.
War lands an uppercut.
War throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but War is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy connects with a good right hand that stumbles War. War circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosh Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by War.
War lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holy War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy wants to clinch
and War counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
War gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boy breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War thumps Boy with a low kick.
Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around War's waist but War gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boy off to one side.
Boy fails with the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from War misses.
Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! War slams his shin into Boy's torso.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
War moves into the clinch.
War connects with a knee to the head.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a right to the head.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
War will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy misses with a double jab
and War holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy tries to circle away but War has him pinned against the cage.
Boy taking a breather.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boy or not.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War is working Boy over against the cage.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
Boy throws a poor cross that misses
and War counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
War drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War lands a body punch.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boys head.
Boy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
Good body shot from War.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from War.
War prevents the takedown attempt.
War gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War drops Boy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boy is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy War dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosh Boy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
War thows a body kick. Boy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by War.
War lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
War lands a nice looking body shot.
War lands with a right hand.
Oh Boy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
War dances in with a quick combination. Boy is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from War snaps Boy's head back. Boy stumbles backwards against the cage. War steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Boy's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Boy just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Holy War!
Holy War tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raining Blood by Slayer. Elwood has chosen Ice Cube - Why We Thugs as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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42
185 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Elwood!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elwood throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Elwood throws a series of strikes that have Banner backpedaling.
Elwood misses with a kick to the body
and Banner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Elwood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elwood.
Banner throws a jab when Elwood was well out of range.
That kick from Elwood tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Elwood.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Banner works Elwood's body with a nice hook.
Elwood dodges the punch combination from Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner walks into a jab.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Elwood.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elwood throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Elwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Elwood circles away.
Elwood throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Elwood.
A big right from Elwood misses.
Elwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elwood lands a lovely overhand right.
Elwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Elwood.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Elwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elwood scores with the left hand. Banner knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elwood tries to land a front kick but Banner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Elwood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banner throws a body punch but Elwood moves out of range.
Elwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elwood with a nice cross.
Elwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elwood misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Banner.
Elwood throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Banner is looking for a counter combo.
Elwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Elwood.
Elwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Elwood lands with a slapping head kick.
Elwood misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Elwood's head but Elwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elwood misses with a low kick as Banner jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elwood walks into a left hand.
Elwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elwood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banner.
A shot in the inside from Banner.
Banner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Elwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Elwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elwood swings widly with a right hand
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Elwood ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Jake Elwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elwood swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A cross from Elwood lands.
Elwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elwood walks into a left hand.
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Banner tries to clinch but Elwood is having none of it.
Elwood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
Jake Elwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elwood throws a big shot that misses.
Elwood scores with a jab.
Elwood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banner wants to clinch up but Elwood keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner avoids the head kick by Elwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Elwood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Elwood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Elwood lands a jab to the nose.
Banner clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Elwood is trying to stall.
Banner digs a right hand underneath Elwood's ribcage. Elwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Elwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Elwood fails to land.
Elwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elwood wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner pushes Elwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Banner.
Elwood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Elwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elwood misses with the head strike.
Banner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elwood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Elwood misses with a body punch.
Elwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elwood connects with a crisp jab.
Banner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elwood.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elwood throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Elwood is just out of range.
Elwood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Elwood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Elwood.
Elwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Elwood duly obliges.
Jake Elwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Banner misses.
Elwood ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elwood as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Elwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elwood is looking to chop away at Banner's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Elwood as he connects with a hook.
Elwood 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.
Banner throws a body punch but Elwood moves out of range.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Elwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elwood lands with a slapping head kick.
Banner is rocked!
Elwood slips under a jab.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elwood is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Elwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elwood rushes Banner with punches - Banner moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Banner goes down! Elwood follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Elwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Elwood 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 Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin comes to the cage accompanied by Toccata and Fugue. Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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187 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shanks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shanks digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luzhin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shanks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns Shanks into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael Shanks has been cut.
Shanks takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Shanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shanks.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Luzhin avoiding damage as Shanks throws knees to the body.
Luzhin gets through Shanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shanks blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Shanks trying to stall but Luzhin improves his position.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Shanks misses with some punches.
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shanks won't want to take too many of those.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
Luzhin with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shanks obliges.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shanks is trying to stall.
Luzhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Shanks.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Shanks.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shanks.
Luzhin misses with some punches.
Shanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Shanks as the two fighters clinch.
Shanks is pushing Luzhin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Shanks fails to land.
Luzhin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shanks.
A short left from Shanks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luzhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shanks's elbow.
Shanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shanks's elbow.
Luzhin crunches a lovely knee into Shanks's ribcage.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Shanks throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shanks backwards.
Shanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Luzhin blocks the elbow strike.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Shanks moved out of range nicely.
Shanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shanks throws a leg kick but Luzhin checks it.
Good leg kick by Shanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luzhin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luzhin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luzhin digs a good body shot into Shanks's ribs.
Luzhin is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shanks, as that shot connected.
Luzhin throws out a loose jab but Shanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Shanks.
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Shanks moved out of range nicely.
Luzhin lands a body shot.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shanks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luzhin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luzhin wants to clinch.
Shanks misses with a body kick.
Luzhin pushes Shanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shanks blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Nikolai Luzhin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luzhin managing to block the knees to the body from Shanks.
Shanks lands a knee to the body.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shanks pushes Luzhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Shanks blocks it.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shanks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Shanks scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Shanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Shanks trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Shanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Luzhin avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shanks throws a head punch that misses.
Shanks lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks looking to throw knees to the head but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
Shanks managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Luzhin scores a nice knee to the body.
Shanks is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Luzhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Shanks blocks with his arms.
Shanks has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks stalling in the clinch but Luzhin improves position.
Shanks working aggressively here.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shanks lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Luzhin.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Shanks is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Shanks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shanks is rocked!
Luzhin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shanks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shanks drops to his knees and Luzhin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Luzhin!
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