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T75: Carroll vs Ragnarson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ides Of Light - Jucifer. Kamenov has chosen Korn - Hey Daddy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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25
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niten Dōraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Dōraku.
Kamenov jabs at Dōraku's body.
Dōraku throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamenov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamenov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dōraku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
Kamenov misses with a low kick.
Kamenov connects with an inside leg kick.
Dōraku moves out of range of the body kick.
Dōraku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamenov as he jumps to the side.
Dōraku misses with a wild body shot.
Kamenov misses with a looping left.
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kamenov throws a wild body kick that Dōraku sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a low kick as Dōraku jumps back.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dōraku feinted with a counter takedown.
Aleksandar Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamenov blocks the leg kick.
Kamenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dōraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamenov.
Dōraku attempts a counter takedown but Kamenov avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Kamenov misses.
Dōraku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kamenov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kamenov misses with a kick to the body.
Kamenov tries to land a leg kick but Dōraku saw it coming and moves away.
Dōraku connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Dōraku there.
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
Dōraku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dōraku shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kamenov is trying to defend but Dōraku finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kamenov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku wants to take a breather but Kamenov is having none of it.
Dōraku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kamenov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kamenov is holding on to half guard well.
Dōraku is stalling here. Kamenov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dōraku seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kamenov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dōraku manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is trying to control but can't.
Dōraku is doing well to control the position and prevent Kamenov from advancing to side control.
Dōraku wants to improve his position but Kamenov is controlling well.
Dōraku is working hard here to advance position.
Kamenov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dōraku reverses the position - he's now on top in Kamenov's guard.
Dōraku throwing strikes from guard but Kamenov blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku throws a strike but Kamenov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dōraku can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamenov controls the pace.
Dōraku trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenov is proving a slippery customer.
Kamenov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dōraku trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenov is proving a slippery customer.
Dōraku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamenov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamenov stays in close to Dōraku's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Kamenov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Kamenov. Those never looked like landing.
Kamenov throws a hook but Dōraku avoids it easily.
Dōraku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dōraku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamenov but Kamenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dōraku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kamenov in his tracks.
Dōraku misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamenov counters with a nice body shot.
Dōraku misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov slips under a jab from Dōraku.
Kamenov misses with a wild body shot.
Dōraku shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dōraku moves into full mount! Kamenov won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kamenov holds on to Dōraku as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Dōraku.
Dōraku unloading with bombs!
Kamenov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamenov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dōraku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kamenov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamenov is just riding it out for now. Dōraku eventually gives up the hold.
Dōraku throwing shots but Kamenov is blocking nicely.
Dōraku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamenov is refusing to be controlled, as Dōraku sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dōraku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamenov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamenov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dōraku with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dōraku trying to control but Kamenov is working from the bottom.
Dōraku is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamenov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamenov has escaped and now he's on top!
Kamenov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dōraku's guard.
Kamenov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dōraku trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niten Dōraku dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamenov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamenov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dōraku dodges the punch combination from Kamenov.
Dōraku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Dōraku.
Kamenov misses with a body kick.
Dōraku changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kamenov throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov throws the kick towards the body but Dōraku avoids it.
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Kamenov does no damage.
Kamenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dōraku.
Dōraku tries to counter with a takedown but Kamenov is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Kamenov.
Kamenov missing with a left hand there. Dōraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku moves out of range as Kamenov strikes.
Kamenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dōraku moves away.
Kamenov lands a leg kick that knocks Dōraku off balance momentarily.
Kamenov misses with a two punch combination.
Kamenov throws a body punch but Dōraku moves out of range.
Kamenov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamenov misses the target.
Dōraku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dōraku scores with a leg kick.
Dōraku thuds his shin into the meat of Kamenov's side.
Dōraku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dōraku throws a body shot but no joy.
Dōraku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamenov.
Dōraku clinches.
Dōraku stalling in the clinch but Kamenov improves position.
Kamenov lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamenov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dōraku or not.
Kamenov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamenov lands a shot to the body.
Kamenov tries to work over Dōraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dōraku has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kamenov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kamenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamenov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dōraku looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamenov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dōraku is trying to break the clinch but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamenov pushes Dōraku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamenov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dōraku backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries a body shot but Dōraku blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kamenov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kamenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dōraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niten Dōraku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dōraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamenov taking a breather.
Kamenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dōraku's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Dōraku.
Dōraku tries to pull guard but Kamenov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dōraku looking to slow down the pace here.
Dōraku misses with a body punch.
Dōraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dōraku.
Kamenov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov sizes up Dōraku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kamenov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Kamenov.
Dōraku misses the shot to the body.
Dōraku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kamenov throws a shot from downtown. Dōraku moves away and avoids it.
Kamenov throws a series of punches but Dōraku moves out of range.
Kamenov moves out of range of the body kick from Dōraku.
Kamenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dōraku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kamenov misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Kamenov. No joy for Dōraku on that attempt.
Kamenov throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Kamenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamenov 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Kamenov!
After the big win, Aleksandar Kamenov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Niten Dōraku had this to say: 'Thank you for the fight, Jacob. Congrats on the win. Hopefully a rematch once I improve! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Friedlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedlander comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Me to Life. Thomas Neidhart is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Friedlander !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedlander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neidhart.
Friedlander is looking to counter the offense by Neidhart and move into the clinch.
Neidhart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neidhart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Friedlander is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neidhart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neidhart misses with a two punch combination.
Neidhart throws a head kick that misses.
Friedlander changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Friedlander shoots in but Neidhart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neidhart slaps away a takedown attempt from Friedlander , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Friedlander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut.
Friedlander looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neidhart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedlander wants to control from the top but Neidhart keeps moving.
Neidhart trying to control the position.
Friedlander postures up in Neidhart's guard and throws a big left but Neidhart blocks it.
Neidhart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Friedlander defends well.
Neidhart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Friedlander postures up.
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing Friedlander from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neidhart wants to stand but Friedlander is controlling the position.
Friedlander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Friedlander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neidhart as he jumps to the side.
Neidhart throws a combination. Friedlander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neidhart fails to land the takedown.
Friedlander misses with a takedown attempt - Neidhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neidhart unleashes a big counter combination but Friedlander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Neidhart lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart cracks Friedlander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neidhart.
Friedlander shoots in for a takedown but Neidhart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Friedlander shoots in for a takedown but Neidhart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neidhart shoots in and gets a takedown into Friedlander 's guard.
Friedlander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neidhart passes Friedlander 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Friedlander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neidhart is working away from the top position though.
Neidhart looking for a submission but Friedlander manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart wants to get up but he can't break Friedlander 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neidhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friedlander is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Friedlander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neidhart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Neidhart passes Friedlander 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neidhart is taking a breather. Friedlander says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Neidhart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neidhart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Friedlander gets caught flat footed, as Neidhart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Neidhart wants to stand but Friedlander has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neidhart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Friedlander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neidhart wants to stand but Friedlander has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neidhart advances to half guard.
Neidhart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Friedlander manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedlander looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neidhart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neidhart stays in close to Friedlander 's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedlander has his foot on Neidhart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neidhart works his way back into a safe position though.
Neidhart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Friedlander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neidhart won't allow Friedlander to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neidhart working his ground and pound in the gym.
Neidhart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neidhart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Friedlander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neidhart trying to control but Friedlander is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neidhart postures up.
Friedlander keeping moving, preventing Neidhart from controlling successfully.
Neidhart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neidhart passes Friedlander 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neidhart wants to take a breather but Friedlander is having none of it.
Neidhart sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neidhart wants to take a breather but Friedlander is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Friedlander or perhaps it was just good defense by Neidhart, which made it look bad.
Neidhart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neidhart scores with a head kick.
It looks like Louis Friedlander has been cut.
Neidhart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Friedlander 's head.
Neidhart tries a head kick but it misses.
Neidhart misses with an uppercut. Friedlander saw that one coming.
Neidhart throws a left that rocks Friedlander and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Neidhart dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Friedlander regain composure!
Friedlander is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedlander is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Neidhart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Friedlander is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Friedlander is just riding it out for now. Neidhart eventually gives up the hold.
Neidhart wants to pass the guard but Friedlander is defending well.
Friedlander actively working from the bottom here.
Friedlander moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neidhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedlander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Neidhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Friedlander 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Friedlander gets caught napping as Neidhart dives in and scores a takedown. Friedlander manages to retain guard.
Neidhart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Friedlander throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Friedlander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neidhart is one step ahead there.
Neidhart slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedlander tries to get to full guard but Neidhart has control of the leg.
Neidhart wants to control but Friedlander is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Friedlander is trying to maintain the position but Neidhart is very close to passing his half guard.
Neidhart stands up and beckons Friedlander to join him on the feet.
Neidhart swinging wildly here.
Friedlander moves into the clinch successfully.
Neidhart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Friedlander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Friedlander throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Friedlander throws an elbow but misses.
Neidhart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neidhart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neidhart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Friedlander looking to throw knees to the head but Neidhart is blocking nicely.
Thomas Neidhart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neidhart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friedlander has time to react.
A head kick misses from Neidhart.
Neidhart lands a head kick!
Louis Friedlander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedlander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neidhart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neidhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neidhart throws a series of punches but Friedlander moves out of range.
Friedlander feinted with a counter takedown.
Friedlander moves in looking to clinch but Neidhart pushes him off.
It seemed like Neidhart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neidhart lands a head kick. Friedlander smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Friedlander tries to clinch but Neidhart moves out of range.
Friedlander throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neidhart's waist but Neidhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Friedlander off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander gets caught flat footed, as Neidhart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neidhart wants to stand but Friedlander is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neidhart postures up.
Neidhart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Friedlander working a defensive guard here.
Friedlander looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedlander , not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedlander being controlled here, momentarily.
Louis Friedlander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Neidhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neidhart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Neidhart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss of the Dragon Soundtrack. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgway fails with the takedown
and Saming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ridgway thinking.
Saming takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgway misses with a hook.
Ridgway has his takedown stuffed
and Saming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ridgway thinking.
Ridgway lands a jab to the head.
Saming scores with a nice head shot.
Ridgway misses with a body kick.
Saming darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Gary Ridgway has been cut.
Saming takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ridgway throws a shot from downtown. Saming moves away and avoids it.
Saming appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
Ridgway throws a looping overhand right but Saming ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgway scores with a shot to the body.
Saming throws a hook but Ridgway avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway throws a head kick that misses.
Ridgway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ridgway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saming moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Saming was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ridgway.
Ridgway missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Saming was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ridgway.
Ridgway misses the jab.
Saming misses with a body shot.
Ridgway moves out of range as Saming strikes.
Ridgway misses with the body kick
and Saming counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Ridgway misses
and Ridgway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ridgway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saming thuds his right hand into Ridgway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Ridgway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saming doesn't seem phased though.
Ridgway looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Saming looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgway.
Ridgway feints the counter takedown.
Ridgway misses the shot to the body.
Ridgway misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Saming tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgway throws a lazy right hand but Saming sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ridgway tries to bum rush Saming with a series of wild strikes but Saming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ridgway throws the left hand but Saming avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Ridgway misses
letting Saming counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Gary Ridgway's cut even more.
Ridgway 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.
Ridgway swinging wildly here.
Ridgway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saming stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saming is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ridgway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saming.
Ridgway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming jabs Ridgway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ridgway. Saming shrugs it off though.
Ridgway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Saming lands with a straight right. Ridgway didn't see that one coming.
Ridgway takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saming is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ridgway misses with a combination
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgway was well out of range. Poor timing from Saming.
Ridgway walks into a stiff left hand from Saming.
Good exchange - Saming coming out on top.
The cut above Gary Ridgway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ridgway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saming lands a big right hand that sends Ridgway crashing to the mat! Saming stays standing though and waves Ridgway back to his feet!
Ridgway is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saming scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgway is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
Ridgway looks winded!
Saming lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ridgway tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sud Saming!
A relieved looking Sud Saming thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Chiarmanda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Chiarmanda slips the punch.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chiarmanda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunter moves out of range as Chiarmanda strikes.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Chiarmanda defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Chiarmanda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiarmanda fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Good shot there by Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Chiarmanda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiarmanda lands a front kick.
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Hunter.
Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Chiarmanda 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.
Jab by Hunter.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping right.
Hunter lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunter lands a jab-cross combination.
Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chiarmanda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles 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!
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda scores with a head kick. Hunter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Chiarmanda feints a counter leg kick.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Chiarmanda scores with a nice right hand.
Hunter throws the left hand but Chiarmanda avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiarmanda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Chiarmanda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Chiarmanda throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Hunter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
And Chiarmanda responds with a good body kick, but Hunter manages to step out the way in time.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Hunter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiarmanda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping right.
Hunter is looking to counter punch.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Chiarmanda counters by moving into the clinch.
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chiarmanda.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chiarmanda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Hunter in his tracks for a moment.
Chiarmanda lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow just above Hunter 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda tries a head kick but it misses.
Chiarmanda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Chiarmanda is looking for the big counter here.
Chiarmanda avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Hunter backing away here, and Chiarmanda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Chiarmanda as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justin Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiarmanda lands a left and a right that send Hunter crashing to the mat, dazed. Chiarmanda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hunter is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda connects with a leg kick. Hunter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chiarmanda! But no joy.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Hunter.
Chiarmanda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Chiarmanda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chiarmanda momentarily.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at Chiarmanda to acknowledge the strikes.
Chiarmanda throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
That's two 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!
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Hunter.
Hunter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chiarmanda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chiarmanda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chiarmanda, as that shot connected.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hunter! Chiarmanda lets Hunter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the strikes.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Chiarmanda clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Chiarmanda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head but Chiarmanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Chiarmanda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chiarmanda in his tracks.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the strikes.
Chiarmanda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Chiarmanda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chiarmanda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunter tries to bum rush Chiarmanda with a series of wild strikes but Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Chiarmanda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Chiarmanda's shoulder, as Chiarmanda tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Chiarmanda misses with a wild body shot.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter cracks Chiarmanda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunter shrugs it off.
Chiarmanda lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Chiarmanda slips the punch.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chiarmanda! But no joy.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiarmanda.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chiarmanda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Chiarmanda backing up. Chiarmanda nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for a 1-2. Chiarmanda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Chiarmanda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chiarmanda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter is looking for a counter combo.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping right.
Hunter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chiarmanda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justin Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chiarmanda defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Chiarmanda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Chiarmanda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chiarmanda lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Hunter with a hook.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
letting Chiarmanda counter with a right hand.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiarmanda lands a brutal head kick. Hunter looks out on his feet and Chiarmanda throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ossilus Chiarmanda!
Ossilus Chiarmanda bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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183 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio swings for the body but Congo moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Kallio.
Kallio misses with a kick to the body.
Kallio throws a lazy body kick
and Congo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kallio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Congo was covering up waiting for the punch and Kallio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Congo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio wants to control from the top but Congo keeps moving.
Kallio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Kallio prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
Kallio throws a big right hand that misses.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but Congo is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kallio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Congo pushes Kallio up against the cage in a clinch.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is trying to break free.
Congo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kallio breaks the clinch.
Kallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Congo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Congo rushes Kallio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kallio lands a hook that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Kallio is trying to pull guard but Congo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Kallio avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Congo tries to work over Kallio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Kallio breaks from the clinch.
Congo clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kallio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Congo stops a takedown attempt from Kallio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Kallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Congo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Congo.
A short right from Kallio.
Kallio prevents a body shot from Congo.
Congo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio looking to stall.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
Congo tries a body shot but Kallio blocks it.
Congo gets through Kallio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Congo to keep the fight standing.
Kallio looking to stall.
Congo tries to work over Kallio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo is working Kallio over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kallio can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Kallio controls the action.
Congo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Congo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Congo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Kallio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kallio as the two fighters clinch.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.
Kallio ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kallio no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Congo wants to stand but Kallio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo tests Kallio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kallio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Kallio tries to counter with a takedown but Congo is quick to defend against it.
Kallio shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Congo!
Kallio throws a wild body kick that Congo sees coming a mile off.
Congo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kallio working the head and body with strikes.
Kallio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Congo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kallio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kallio is trying to control the action in half guard but Congo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kallio thows a huge punch but Congo dodges it nicely.
Kallio trying to control the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big left from Kallio misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Congo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Kallio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Kallio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kallio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Congo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kallio.
Kallio swings for the body but Congo moves out of range.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kallio.
Kallio attempts a counter takedown but Congo avoids it well and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Congo as he connects with a hook.
Kallio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Congo.
A clash of legs there as Congo blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio lands an overhand right.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kallio is just out of range.
Kallio attempts a counter takedown but Congo avoids it well and moves away.
Kallio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio is looking to land body kicks.
Kallio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
Congo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kallio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andokuhle Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Kallio misses with the body kick
and Congo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kallio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Kallio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Congo counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Kallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo clinches.
Kallio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallio's elbow.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo wants to clinch.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
Congo throws a hook but Kallio blocks it.
Kallio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Congo sizes up Kallio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kallio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Congo takes a step back to recover.
Congo lands with a nice combination. Kallio backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kallio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
Congo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kallio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Congo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kallio somewhat.
Congo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Congo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Congo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Kallio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kallio drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Congo is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio 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.
Congo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kallio wants to get back to full guard but Congo has mounted him!
Kallio regains half guard.
Kallio wants to improve his position but Congo is controlling well.
It looks like Congo is going to stand back up.
Tino Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andokuhle Congo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio wants to control but Congo passes into side.
Congo tries to stand but Kallio is controlling his head.
Kallio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kallio is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio throwing shots but Congo is blocking nicely.
Congo is trying to stand.
Kallio drops an elbow to the side of Congo's head.
Kallio prevents Congo from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio is keen to just control but Congo is a slippery customer.
Kallio misses with a head shot. Congo uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Congo wants to stand but Kallio is controlling the position.
Kallio throwing strikes from guard but Congo blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kallio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kallio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kallio lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Congo finds it's target.
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 Tino Kallio.
I think Congo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andokuhle Congo!
A very excited looking Andokuhle Congo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simply the Best. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Masters .
Robinson defending well as Masters loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Robinson's torso.
Masters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Masters 's head.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masters scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Masters 's head back.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masters darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson looking for a takedown.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Masters forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masters .
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masters stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Masters forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masters breaks from the clinch.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Masters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Masters 's head.
Robinson defending well as Masters loads up on a big left hand.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to work over Robinson's front leg with a kick but Robinson checks it.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masters throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Robinson's torso.
Masters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Masters misses with a jab to the body
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masters won't be happy with that.
Masters is looking for a sweep.
Robinson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Masters 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Masters is not content to let Robinson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the action but Masters is working from the bottom.
Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Masters is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Robinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Masters feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masters - that will leave a mark!
Masters misses with a body shot.
Masters throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masters but Masters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Masters scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Masters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to free his trapped foot but Masters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masters is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson seems to be working for a kimura but Masters defends the submission attempt.
Robinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Robinson.
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.
Robinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Masters has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Robinson's lack of action.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is positioning himself well to prevent Robinson advancing to mount.
Robinson passes to side control.
Robinson tries to advance to mount but Masters denies him.
Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Masters !
Masters is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.
Robinson fails to move to back control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Robinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Robinson moves away from the strike by Masters .
Robinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ken Masters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Robinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masters throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Timothy Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masters is trying to improve his position.
Robinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Masters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robinson tries for a kimura but Masters is defending well.
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.
Robinson advances to full mount.
Robinson has hold of Masters 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Masters manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Masters is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control but Masters is keeping him busy.
Masters won't allow Robinson to pass to mount.
Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson taking a breather here.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masters keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Robinson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Timothy Robinson waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales has chosen Delinquent Habits- Tres Deliquntes as his entrance music. 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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191 lbs
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198 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
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Pae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pae connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pae swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
We've been told by Pae's head coaches at Elite Fighting Temple that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pae throws a leg kick but Morales sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Pae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pae is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pae throws a leg kick but Morales sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pae.
Morales checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pae.
Pae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Pae lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Morales misses.
As Morales backs away, Pae returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Morales tries a low kick but Pae avoids it.
Pae is looking to counter the offense by Morales and move into the clinch.
Pae scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pae misses with a low kick.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Pae.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pae avoids it.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pae avoids it.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from Pae, against the cage.
Pae looking to slow down the pace here.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pae swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pae managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Pae prevents a body shot from Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales letting Pae take a breather here.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pae prevents a body shot from Morales.
Morales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pae.
Pae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Pae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales misses with some punches.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pae.
Pae scores with a hook to the body.
Morales has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pae seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morales can turn it around.
Knees to the body from Pae.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales gets through Pae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to circle away but Pae has him pinned against the cage.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae landing knees to the body.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pae. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pae thuds his right hand into Morales's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pae 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.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Pae lands but Morales takes it in his stride.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pae.
Pae moves into the clinch.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Pae.
Pae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pae connects with a high kick.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales instigates a clinch.
Pae will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morales up against the cage.
A short right from Pae.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pae was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Pae swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pae was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morales's sensitive parts.
Pae misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Pae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morales takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morales is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Morales.
Morales takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pae's hands.
Pae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pae throws a push kick but Morales slaps the foot to one side.
Joe Pae is winning the standup battle so far.
Pae wants to land a leg kick but Morales is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pae throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Pae dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Pae.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales punishes Pae's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pae rather than just go for the knockout.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pae.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Pae.
Morales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morales misses with a hook
and Pae counters with a nice leg kick.
Pae jabs at Morales's body.
Morales thuds a left hand into Pae's body.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
Pae avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales swings for the body but Pae moves out of range.
That kick from Pae tenderised Morales's leg. Morales is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Morales.
Morales darts in and clinches Pae up against the cage.
Pae 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.
Morales tries to work over Pae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pae's elbow.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pae as the two fighters clinch.
Morales working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Morales - that landed with a thud.
Pae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales lands a body shot.
Pae controlling the action here for a moment.
Morales works on Pae's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morales is defending well for now.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
Pae scores with a knee to the head.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Pae blocks it.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales is working Pae over against the cage.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pae.
A right hand to the body from Pae.
Morales lands a left hand.
Joe Pae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Pae controls his hands.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paes head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pae is defending well for now.
Pae keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Morales avoiding damage as Pae throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Pae prevents a body shot from Morales.
Pae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Pae.
Pae lands a nice knee to the body.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pae connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Pae throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
Pae tries to land a front kick but Morales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morales connects with a body shot.
Pae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morales is able to avoid easily.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
Pae walks into a stiff left hand from Morales.
Pae tries to land a leg kick but Morales saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Morales. That snapped Pae's head back.
Morales misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pae thows a leg kick but Morales checks it
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pae thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morales if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Morales misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales misses with a straight left.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Pae circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae misses with a leg kick
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Pae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales throws the kick towards the body but Pae avoids it.
Morales jabs Pae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pae dodges the punch combination from Morales.
A swing and a miss from Pae.
Morales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morales moves away from the strike by Pae.
Pae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morales has managed to clinch.
Pae managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Morales tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to work over Pae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pae leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Pae avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Morales blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Pae.
Good body shot from Pae.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pae.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Pae lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Pae.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales works on Pae's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Pae looking to slow down the pace here.
Pae misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pae prevents a body shot from Morales.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pae.
Pae wants to stall.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pae manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pae.
Pae lands a right hand.
Pae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francisco Morales.
Well Morales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Morales!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Francisco Morales waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis's entrance music is Nique La Police. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
Saint Louis looks to clinch
and Kush counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Louis didn't expect that.
Saint Louis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kush postures up.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saint Louis is pulling down on Kush's head. It's preventing any offense from Kush, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saint Louis is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kush avoids a kick to the body.
Kush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saint Louis moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Kush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kush fails with the takedown
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kush moves forwards but Saint Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Kush checks it.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Kush.
Kush drives through with a takedown into Saint Louis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position but Kush postures up.
Saint Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kush is fighting to break Saint Louis's control of his arms but Saint Louis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kush distracts Saint Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saint Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saint Louis trying to control the position.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saint Louis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kush throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint Louis looking to control.
Saint Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kush defends well.
Kush not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kush wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Kush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kush postures up.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Saint Louis is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Kush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint Louis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kush scrambles back to his feet.
Kush is rocked!
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Kush.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis thumps Kush with a low kick.
Kush tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kush somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Kush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kush prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush working aggressively here.
Kush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint Louis is defending well for now.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kush is trying to stall.
Saint Louis is working Kush over against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint Louis.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands a body punch.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint Louis finish him?
I was talking to Saint Louis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kush is trying to stall.
Kush seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush trying to land knees to the body.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saint Louis walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin Saint Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Kush.
Saint Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Kush manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Saint Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis works Kush's body with a nice hook.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kush fails to land the takedown.
Saint Louis is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saint Louis clinches with his opponent.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis is stalling here.
Saint Louis pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Saint Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
Martin Saint Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kush is looking to break free of the clinch but Saint Louis has double underhooks.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Kush's ribcage. Kush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saint Louis avoiding damage.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kush goes for a takedown attempt but Saint Louis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint Louis moves into the clinch successfully.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Saint Louis tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Kush tries to pull guard but Saint Louis won't allow it.
Kush being controlled against the cage.
Saint Louis presses Kush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush has Saint Louis pushed against the cage.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kush! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Saint Louis is unloading with more strikes now! Kush drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio comes to the cage accompanied by Black Star. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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25
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurmio circles away.
Hurmio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puch's sensitive parts.
Hurmio lands a glancing blow to the side of Puch's head.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puch throws out the jab.
Puch misses the jab.
As Puch tries to get set, Hurmio tries to push him back and clinch up but Puch manages to avoid the attempt.
Hurmio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Hurmio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Puch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hurmio won't allow Puch to sweep him here.
Hurmio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hurmio has managed to get both his arms back between Puch's legs - danger averted.
Puch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Puch keeps moving.
Hurmio is looking to work some ground and pound but Puch has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puch wants to control the position but Hurmio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Puch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hurmio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Puch is looking to improve his position.
Hurmio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Puch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Puch's hands, connecting with Puch's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Puch's hands, connecting with Puch's forehead.
Hurmio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hurmio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Puch is looking to get to half guard.
Puch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Puch trying to hold on to Hurmio's head to control him but Hurmio postures up.
Puch looking for subs from the bottom but Hurmio mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch regains half guard.
Hurmio trying to control from half guard but Puch is working away.
Puch 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.
Puch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hurmio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hurmio defends it easily.
Puch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurmio is one step ahead there.
Hurmio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurmio trying to control the position from guard on top but Puch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puch looking for subs off his back but Hurmio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hurmio moves nicely into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Puch. That snapped Hurmio's head back.
Hurmio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hurmio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puch can do to turn this around?
Puch dives in for a single leg takedown but Hurmio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puch throws the left hand but Hurmio avoids the punch easily.
Puch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hurmio scores with a jab.
Hurmio looks to score with a jab to the body but Puch is just out of range.
Puch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurmio.
Hurmio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puch is trying to defend but Hurmio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Hurmio is trying to control the action in half guard but Puch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puch tries to get to full guard but Hurmio has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puch is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmio winds up and cracks Puch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hurmio lands with a punch from half guard.
Puch wants to get back to full guard.
Hurmio is looking to advance position but Puch won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio throwing shots but Puch is blocking nicely.
Hurmio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing that Hurmio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Puch trying to control but Hurmio postures up.
Hurmio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puch is trying to maintain the position but Hurmio is very close to passing his half guard.
Hurmio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hurmio working over Puch with some ground and pound. Puch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hurmio is trying to control. Puch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puch wants to improve his position but Hurmio is controlling well.
Puch wants to control but Hurmio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puch's head.
Puch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tuomari Hurmio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hurmio trying to control but Puch is working from the bottom.
Puch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurmio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puch wants to sweep here but Hurmio controlling him for the moment.
Hurmio landing some decent shots from guard.
Hurmio stands up over Puch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hurmio is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch keeping full guard, as Hurmio tries to pass.
Puch is trying to control the position but Hurmio postures up.
Hurmio trying to control but Puch is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hurmio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puch is trying to defend but Hurmio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Puch wants to control the action here but instead Hurmio manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmio landing strikes from the mount.
Puch is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurmio keeps Puch at a distance using the push kick.
Puch checks a leg kick.
Puch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hurmio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Puch moves out of range easily.
Hurmio is looking to slow Puch down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch shoots in looking for a takedown. Hurmio tries to sprawl out of it but Puch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hurmio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puch looks to land a left hand but Hurmio moved out of range nicely.
Hurmio is looking to counter the offense by Puch and move into the clinch.
Puch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch goes for a double leg but Hurmio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hurmio continues to drive forward.
Tuomari Hurmio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurmio.
Puch looks to land a combination but Hurmio avoids it well.
Hurmio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
Puch throws a jab when Hurmio was well out of range.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Puch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puch misses with a hook. Hurmio ducked under it nicely.
Hurmio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puch.
Puch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hurmio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurmio moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hurmio.
Hurmio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puch looks to throw the jab but Hurmio is out of range.
Hurmio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hurmio scores with a jab. Puch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Puch throws a right hand that Hurmio ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurmio also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurmio lands with a kick to the temple. Puch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tuomari Hurmio is winning the standup battle so far.
Puch looks to land a left hand but Hurmio moved out of range nicely.
Puch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurmio.
Hurmio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Hurmio throws a sloppy body shot
and Puch counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurmio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hurmio thows a leg kick but Puch checks it
and Puch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurmio. Puch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puch throws out the jab.
Puch avoids the head kick by Hurmio.
Hurmio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hurmio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puch moves out of range as Hurmio throws a body kick.
Hurmio lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hurmio.
Puch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hurmios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurmio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hurmio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurmio wants to control but Puch is keeping him busy.
Puch can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hurmio gets to mount! Puch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hurmio prevents Puch from getting the reversal.
Hurmio with the ground and pound from mount.
Hurmio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Puch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Puch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Robledo Puch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Hurmio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuomari Hurmio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurmio 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
A less than humble Tuomari Hurmio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carroll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Horse Outside. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll stuns Ragnarson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carroll gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ragnarson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ragnarson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ragnarson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carroll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarson on the ground.
Carroll is looking to stand up but Ragnarson isn't so interested in that idea.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Carroll has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Carroll has wrist control.
Carroll is looking to stand up but Ragnarson isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ragnarson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson moves in looking to clinch but Carroll pushes him off.
Ragnarson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carroll is trying to defend but Ragnarson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarson connects with a nice short shot to Carroll's temple.
Carroll wants to get back to his feet.
Ragnarson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarson working the head and body with strikes.
Carroll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnarson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands with a punch from half guard.
Carroll is rocked!
Ragnarson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oh Carroll is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carroll looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carroll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ragnarson.
Carroll seems to have got his legs back now.
Ragnarson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carroll's head.
Carroll on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carroll tries to get out of the position.
Ragnarson thows a huge punch but Carroll dodges it nicely.
Ragnarson working Carroll over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnarson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carroll looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carroll to regain full guard.
Ragnarson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson working some strikes from top position.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnarson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carroll sizes up Ragnarson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carroll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carroll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.
Carroll misses with a hook. Ragnarson ducked under it nicely.
Carroll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnarson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragnarson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carroll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnarson lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ragnarson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ragnarson postures up and lands a big shot to Carroll's brow.
Carroll is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ragnarson is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carroll.
Andy Carroll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarson.
Ragnarson fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ragnarson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ragnarson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carroll napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carroll on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carroll is trying to buck Ragnarson off.
Ragnarson landing strikes.
Gustav Ragnarson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ragnarson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carroll works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ragnarson lands a big elbow - Carroll is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ragnarson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ragnarson!
Our winner, Gustav Ragnarson, 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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