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GAMMA#485 Lan v Steigelmann PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Jones is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lopez tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lopez regains guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez 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.
Lopez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lopez managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Lopez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jones presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Lopez lands a high kick!
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alfonso Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Jones down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lopez after a bit of a struggle.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lopez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lopez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Paul Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Jones misses with an uppercut
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones goes for a double leg but Lopez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopez continues to drive forward.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Jones is rocked!
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lopez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. Lopez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
An out of breath Alfonso Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Williams has chosen Kenny Loggins - I'm free as his entrance music. Stanly Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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185 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phan Tran Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Williams with a nice cross.
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Le cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Williams 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Le scores with a push kick.
Le throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Le throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Le is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Le lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Le takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked!
We've been told by Le's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Le jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams avoids the head kick by Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Le throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Le.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Le will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Le manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Le is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams .
Le is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams 's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Le is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
It looks like Le is going to stand back up.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Le wants to get up but he can't break Williams 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Le stopping the sweep attempt from Williams .
Le got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Le has managed to get both his arms back between Williams 's legs - danger averted.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Le has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
Le wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phan Tran Le will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Le misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Le misses with a hook
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Le misses the jab.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Le tried to counter with a leg kick but Williams avoided it.
Stanly Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Williams .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Le throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Le quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Le, which made it look bad.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le gets underhooks to prevent Williams 's takedown attempt.
Phan Tran Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Le wants to stall.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Le pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Le is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
Le connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams . Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Le gets a clinch.
Le is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Le.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Le softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Le shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams misses with a hook
and Le counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Le wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Le is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a cross.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Le lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le's head backwards.
Phan Tran Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le scores with a head kick.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Le tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams jabs at Le's body.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Le.
Le avoids the head kick by Williams .
Le appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Le looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le 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!
Le wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Le is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le checks a low kick from Williams .
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Le avoids it.
Le scores with a hook.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Le jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams !
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Le lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Phan Tran Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le slips a straight right by Williams .
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phan Tran Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands a high kick!
Le slips under a jab.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le cracks a nice hook into Williams 's ribs.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Le pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams moves forwards but Le connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le as he jumps to the side.
Phan Tran Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Le stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams tries to move into range but Le moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams looks for a takedown but Le sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Stanly Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le lands a jab to Williams 's midsection.
Le wants to clinch.
Le throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams 's head.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Le throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Le blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
A very excited looking Phan Tran Le 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny White acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
153 lbs
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26
151 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Henson lands with a nice body punch.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Henson misses with a hook
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Henson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henson misses the shot to the body.
Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henson sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Henson avoids it this time.
Henson throws a lazy uppercut
letting White counter with a right hand.
Henson checks a low kick from White.
Henson throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Henson connects with a single shot there.
White scores with a body shot.
White digs a good hook to Henson's body.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henson momentarily.
Henson lands a jab to the head.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Henson is just out of range.
White connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henson.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Henson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson misses with a hook
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henson enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henson has an active guard here but White has managed to pass into half guard.
White prevents Henson from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from White there.
Henson is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henson wants to get back to full guard.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Henson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henson is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Henson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Henson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Henson has his hands clasped together around White's back. He's all about the action.
White not doing much here.
Henson gets full guard.
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.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! White escapes and throws Henson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Henson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but White presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Henson is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
Henson gets back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Henson is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henson avoid being mounted?
Henson is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
Henson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bradley Henson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
White has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands an elbow inside.
Henson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Henson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Henson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White fails to pull guard.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White trying to control the position but Henson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into full mount!
Henson tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
Henson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White looking to control but Henson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Danny White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henson wants to control but White is having none of it.
Henson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Henson is having none of it.
Henson wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
White wants to control the pace but Henson is squirming around nicely.
White working the ground and pound effectively.
Henson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White works his way into full mount!
White controlling from the full mount.
Henson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
White wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White trying to pass the guard but Henson defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White trying to control but not successfully.
Henson throws strikes from the back but White rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by White.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White wants to get back to his feet but Henson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henson wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White 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!
White dives in and scores a takedown into Henson's guard.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
White is fighting to break Henson's control of his arms but Henson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Henson trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
Henson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henson is trying to keep White in close.
Henson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
White content to stall in guard here.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henson trying to control the position.
Henson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White wants to pass the guard but Henson is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson connects with a jab.
Henson connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Henson.
A jab from Henson finds it's way through White's defenses.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley Henson is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Henson misses.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henson misses with a body shot
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Henson backing up. Henson nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Henson missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson feinted with a counter takedown.
Henson swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Henson misses with a body shot.
Henson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Danny White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White drives through and clinches with Henson against the cage.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
White has Henson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Henson controls his hands.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henson blocks a body shot from White.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
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 Bradley Henson.
I think Henson 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bradley Henson!
A very excited looking Bradley Henson 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.
Danny White was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
188 lbs
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195 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aragon swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Aragon off balance momentarily.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Aragon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams throws a body punch but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Aragon off balance momentarily.
Williams scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Aragon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Aragon scores with a leg kick.
Aragon throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Aragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aragon dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams keeping full guard, as Aragon tries to pass.
Aragon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aragon postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Aragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams is pulling down on Aragon's head. It's preventing any offense from Aragon, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Aragon feinted with a counter takedown.
Aragon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams pushes Aragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Aragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams leaves Aragon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aragon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Williams tries to bench press Aragon off him but Aragon keeps the position.
Williams keeping his opponent close.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aragon.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Aragon is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aragon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Aragon has a takedown stuffed.
Aragon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Aragon persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Aragon sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Aragon avoids it this time.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is pulling down on Aragon's head to control his posture.
Williams trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Aragon is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aragon shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aragon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Aragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aragon moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aragon.
Aragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Hector Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Aragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aragon backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Aragon closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams digs a right hand into Aragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aragon's gas tank.
Aragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Aragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Aragon backwards.
Aragon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams is trying to stall.
Aragon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Aragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aragon counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aragon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aragon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aragon wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aragon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Aragon shoots in.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Aragon misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aragon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aragon is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Aragon lands the left hand.
Aragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aragon feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aragon under the eye.
Williams thuds a left hand into Aragon's body.
Williams lands a jab to Aragon's midsection.
Aragon dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Aragon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Aragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Aragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aragon tries to avoid it.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aragon.
Williams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aragon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aragon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aragon fails to land the takedown.
Williams feints a counter leg kick.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams tries to clinch up but Aragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aragon throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Aragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aragon defends well.
Aragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aragon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aragon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aragon.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aragon cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams is trying to keep Aragon in close.
Aragon trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Aragon moved out of range nicely.
Aragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams jabs Aragon right on the nose. Aragon blinks but takes it well.
Aragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Aragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Aragon. Beautiful body shot.
Aragon tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aragon throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Aragon misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Williams!
After winning the bout, Hector Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Diego Aragon spoke after the fight, saying 'That sucked!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto has chosen Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Zanotto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zanotto.
Zanotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zanotto drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
A short right from Zanotto.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Zanotto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Zanotto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, James regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zanotto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zanotto wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zanotto is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Zanotto trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Zanotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Zanotto counters with a straight right hand.
Zanotto lands the left hand.
James throws a hook but Zanotto avoids it easily.
James slips a straight right by Zanotto.
James tries a low kick but Zanotto avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zanotto jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
Ben Zanotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zanotto counters with a nice body shot.
Zanotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James needs to keep his hands up - Zanotto had a free shot at his head there.
James throws a jab when Zanotto was well out of range.
Zanotto lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Zanotto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zanotto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zanotto has a takedown stuffed.
Zanotto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Zanotto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James is trying to keep Zanotto in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
James is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
James looking to control.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zanotto tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zanotto controls the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zanotto working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zanotto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zanotto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Zanotto connects with the punch.
James throws a leg kick
letting Zanotto counter with a right hand.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zanotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zanotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zanotto moves away.
Zanotto cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Zanotto moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
A nice side step and Zanotto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
James throws out a leg kick but Zanotto moves out of range and James only half commits.
LeBron James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zanotto 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.
Zanotto misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Zanotto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zanotto.
James misses with a hook.
Zanotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zanotto checks it well.
Good work by Zanotto as he checks the leg kick.
James throws a leg kick but Zanotto moved away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zanotto or perhaps it was just good defense by James, which made it look bad.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zanotto shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zanotto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zanotto moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Zanotto throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zanotto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Zanotto's head back.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
LeBron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
James is looking to clinch but Zanotto is avoiding it.
Zanotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zanotto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Zanotto ends up having to push James into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zanotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a head kick.
James misses with a straight left.
James cracks Zanotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zanotto under the eye.
James throws a head kick but Zanotto moves out of range.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zanotto throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Zanotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James blocks a jab.
Zanotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zanotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zanotto.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Zanotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zanotto is looking to clinch.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zanotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James misses with a looping left.
Zanotto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zanotto slips under a jab from James.
Zanotto throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ben Zanotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James throws a wild body kick that Zanotto sees coming a mile off.
Zanotto feints the counter takedown.
James needs to keep his hands up - Zanotto had a free shot at his head there.
Zanotto lands a jab to James's midsection.
James throws a leg kick which misses Zanotto's front leg but catches the back leg as Zanotto tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a head kick.
Zanotto shoots in but no luck this time.
As Zanotto tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Zanotto manages to avoid the attempt.
James drives through and clinches with Zanotto against the cage.
Zanotto blocks an uppercut.
James pushes Zanotto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James crunches a lovely knee into Zanotto's ribcage.
James blocking some punches.
Zanotto avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zanotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Zanotto misses with a takedown
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by James.
James throws a solid leg kick but Zanotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
Zanotto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zanotto closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zanotto misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice sprawl there from James as Zanotto shoots in.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zanotto thuds a left hand into James's body.
Zanotto swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Good shot there by James.
James blocks a jab.
Zanotto misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zanotto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zanotto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zanotto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James is looking to counter the offense by Zanotto and move into the clinch.
Zanotto blocks a head kick by James.
Zanotto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Zanotto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zanotto wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is pulling down on Zanotto's head. It's preventing any offense from Zanotto, at least for the moment.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zanotto defends it easily.
Zanotto looking to pass the guard.
James working a defensive guard here.
James has his foot on Zanotto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zanotto works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James misses with a looping right.
James cracks the inside of Zanotto's front leg.
Zanotto checks the leg kick.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zanotto shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Zanotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zanotto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James has closed the distance and engaged Zanotto in a clinch.
Zanotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zanotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Zanotto wants a takedown but no success here.
LeBron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zanotto backs up against the cage.
Zanotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Zanotto.
Zanotto closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
Zanotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zanotto off to one side.
Zanotto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
Zanotto has managed to clinch.
James with a knee to the head.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Zanotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Zanotto.
James misses with some punches.
Zanotto goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
James missing with knees to the body.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zanotto goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James connects with a right hand. Zanotto shakes it off.
Zanotto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zanotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zanotto off to one side.
James tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zanotto manages to circle out of the way.
James lands with a hook. Zanotto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zanotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zanotto scores with a jab to the body.
Zanotto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zanotto.
James misses with a head kick.
James wants to slow Zanotto down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeBron James!
LeBron James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Perkele has chosen Perkele as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 20 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a two punch combo.
Perkele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Torturo moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torturo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torturo doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Perkele moves into the clinch.
Perkele landing knees to the head.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torturo can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Torturo struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Torturo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkeles head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo misses with some punches.
Perkele lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Torturo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torturo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele lands a good knee to the midsection. Torturo won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Torturo.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torturo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torturo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Torturo lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Torturo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torturo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torturo avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Torturo.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Torturo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torturo pushes Perkele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torturo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torturo lands with a short shot to the head.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Torturo.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Torturo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torturo.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torturo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torturo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torturo is defending well for now.
Torturo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torturo dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Torturo avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torturo misses with a body punch.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Torturo misses with some punches.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Torturo stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele connects with the punch.
Torturo avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Perkele shrugs it off though.
Torturo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Torturo coming out on top.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torturo takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Torturo backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pyry Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torturo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torturo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torturo's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele defending well as Torturo loads up on a big left hand.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses.
Torturo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Torturo is just out of range.
Perkele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Perkele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele tries to land a body kick
and Torturo counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy left from Torturo finds it's target.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Torturo blocks the leg kick.
Torturo throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Torturo steps away.
Torturo throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Torturo rushes Perkele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torturo can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Marko Torturo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torturo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Torturo lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele breaks the clinch.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele checks a low kick from Torturo.
Perkele tries to counter with a clinch but Torturo shakes him off and moves away.
Perkele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Torturo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Torturo misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torturo checks a leg kick.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Torturo misses
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Torturo checks it
and Torturo counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pyry Perkele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Torturo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
Torturo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torturo gets tackled into the cage by Perkele. Perkele maintains the clinch.
Torturo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Torturo dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Torturo avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torturo avoids it.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Torturo avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo lands with a left to the head.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Torturo on the inside.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo misses with some punches.
Perkele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torturo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele tries a knee to the head but Torturo blocks it.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torturo tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torturo avoids it.
Perkele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torturo misses with some punches.
Torturo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torturo.
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Torturo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Torturo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Torturo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Torturo 's eye.
A short right from Torturo on the inside.
Perkele is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
Perkele is still on wobbly legs! Can Torturo finish him?
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo lands a big right hand that drops Perkele! The killer instinct kicks in and Torturo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Torturo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Torturo!
A relieved looking Marko Torturo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret has chosen La Valse d'Amelie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
248 lbs
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31
267 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix is looking to chop away at Touret's legs.
Touret tries to counter with a clinch but Fenix shakes him off and moves away.
Fenix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Touret did well to prevent Fenix getting side control.
Fenix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Touret has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fenix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Touret with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Touret sees it coming and defends easily.
Fenix throwing shots but Touret is blocking nicely.
Touret told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but Touret defending well.
Fenix is trying to control. Touret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fenix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix trying to control the action but Touret is working from the bottom.
Fenix prevents Touret from improving his position.
Fenix is looking for a kimura here.
Touret tries to kick Fenix off but Fenix keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fenix wants to free his trapped foot but Touret is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Fenix there.
Touret has hold of Fenix's hands but Fenix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fenix is working for a kimura but Touret is defending it quite comfortably.
Fenix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Touret defending well though.
Fenix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Touret is looking for a sweep. Fenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Touret has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fenix is working away from the top position though.
Touret is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fenix scores with a body shot.
Julien Touret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Touret misses the target.
A low kick from Fenix misses
and Touret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Touret.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Touret.
Touret ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Fenix throws a shot to the body.
Fenix darts in looking for a takedown but Touret gets double underhooks and turns Fenix into the cage.
Fenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Touret throws out a counter right but Fenix avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Fenix does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Touret! But no joy.
Fenix drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Touret keeping moving, preventing Fenix from controlling successfully.
Touret is controlling Fenix's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fenix engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Fenix dominated that round.
That's time! Fenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Touret lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Touret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Touret takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fenix throws a looping overhand right but Touret ducks down to avoid it.
Fenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Touret, pushing him back against the cage.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Touret is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix has Touret pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Touret manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fenix is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Touret.
Touret misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix is stalling here.
Touret lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fenix blocks a body shot from Touret.
Touret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Touret.
Touret lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
Touret controlling the action here for a moment.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Touret.
Touret tries a knee to the head but Fenix blocks it.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Touret avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Touret manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Touret can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Touret.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Touret avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fenix is working for takedown but Touret is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Fenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
Touret is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fenix is defending well for now.
Touret trying to control the position but instead, Fenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Touret into the cage.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Touret's elbow.
Fenix looking to slow down the pace here.
Fenix looking for a takedown.
Touret's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touret prevents Fenix from breaking the clinch.
Touret lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands an elbow inside that Fenix shrugs off.
Touret looking to throw knees to the head but Fenix is blocking nicely.
Fenix tries to work over Touret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
Touret lands a body punch.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Fenix letting Touret take a breather here.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Touret works on Fenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Touret.
Touret will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fenix up against the cage.
Touret with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Touret stalling against the cage.
Touret lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenix stalling.
Touret connects with a knee to the head.
Touret is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marcus Fenix's cut is getting worse.
Touret taking a breather.
Fenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Touret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fenix 's eye.
Touret lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret looking to throw knees to the head but Fenix is blocking nicely.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Touret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fenix is rocked!
Touret digs a right hand into Fenix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fenix's gas tank.
Touret jerks Fenix to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Fenix's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Touret steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Julien Touret!
Julien Touret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jt Colossus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Proctor's chin.
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43
264 lbs
48 - 35 - 1 |
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285 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus is looking to clinch.
Proctor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Colossus misses the shot to the body.
Proctor tries to counter with a clinch but Colossus shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Proctor misses.
Colossus looks to score with a jab to the body but Proctor is just out of range.
Proctor moves out of range as Colossus strikes.
Colossus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Colossus throws a right hand that misses
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colossus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colossus misses with a lunging right hand
and Proctor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Proctor throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Colossus sprawling to the canvas! Colossus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Proctor finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colossus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proctor.
Colossus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been informed that Proctor 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.
Proctor staying out of range there.
Colossus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colossus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Colossus is rocked!
Colossus tries to clinch but Proctor moves away
and Proctor scores with a counter punch that sends Colossus to the canvas! Proctor smells blood - he's punishing Colossus with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Colossus has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jt Colossus spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank GAMMA for being an amazing organization and I want to thank my opponent for knocking me to kingdom come. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena's entrance music is This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. A fine choice. Maslow has chosen Werewolves Of London 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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35
295 lbs
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena is looking to land body kicks.
Maslow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maslow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poochyena jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maslow scores with a body shot.
Maslow misses with a kick to the body.
Poochyena checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poochyena half committed to a counter leg kick.
Poochyena moves out of range of the body kick from Maslow.
Poochyena throws a sloppy head kick and Maslow moves out of range easily.
Poochyena lands with a nice body kick.
Maslow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poochyena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poochyena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maslow throws a head kick that misses.
And Poochyena counters with a quick kick to the body but Maslow blocks it.
Maslow throws a looping overhand right but Poochyena ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena wants to clinch up but Maslow keeps it at a distance.
Poochyena wants to clinch up but Maslow keeps it at a distance.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Maslow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a hook but Maslow avoids it easily.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Maslow moves out of range of the body kick from Poochyena.
Maslow lands a nice hook to Poochyena's body. Poochyena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Maslow misses.
A head kick misses from Poochyena.
A jab from Maslow misses.
Poochyena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poochyena throws a front kick that sends Maslow stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocks the body kick.
Maslow throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poochyena fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maslow just manages to avoid it.
Maslow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poochyena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maslow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Poochyena wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maslow misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poochyena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maslow.
Maslow throws a head kick that misses.
Poochyena is looking to clinch but Maslow is avoiding it.
Maslow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poochyena momentarily.
A good leg kick by Poochyena.
Good exchange - Maslow coming out on top.
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow throws a head kick that misses.
Poochyena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maslow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maslow throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a one-two to the body.
Maslow misses with a hook. Poochyena ducked under it nicely.
Poochyena doesn't manage to clinch there - Maslow circles away.
Maslow misses with a looping right.
Poochyena is looking to clinch.
Maslow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maslow loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.
A big right from Maslow misses.
Maslow's corner calls for a 1-2. Maslow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Poochyena's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maslow misses its intended target.
Poochyena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maslow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maslow cracks Poochyena with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maslow misses with a combination
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.
Poochyena pushes Maslow away with a front kick.
Maslow looks to land a body kick but Poochyena moved away.
Maslow cracks Poochyena with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poochyena scoring well with a low kick there.
Maslow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poochyena blocks a jab.
Poochyena avoids a kick to the body.
Poochyena appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Maslow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maslow tries to land a body kick
and Poochyena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maslow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena slips a straight right by Maslow.
Maslow throws a head kick but Poochyena moves out of range.
Poochyena thinks about countering with a body kick.
Poochyena scores with a punch to the head.
Maslow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maslow throws a leg kick which misses Poochyena's front leg but catches the back leg as Poochyena tries to avoid it.
Poochyena moves out of range as Maslow strikes.
Maslow throws a sloppy head kick and Poochyena moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poochyena misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Maslow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maslow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maslow throws an overhand right that lands on Poochyena's shoulder, as Poochyena tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maslow swings for the body but Poochyena moves out of range.
Maslow misses with a body shot.
Maslow just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Poochyena was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Maslow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maslow throws a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Poochyena does it's job there.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
Poochyena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maslow misses the target.
Poochyena moves out of range of the strikes.
Maslow just misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maslow misses with a leg kick
letting Poochyena counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poochyena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poochyena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poochyena moves out of range of the strikes.
Maslow scores with a nice body kick.
Maslow throws a lazy body kick
and Poochyena comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Maslow stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Poochyena is on him like rabid pit bull! Maslow slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamias Poochyena!
A victorious Tamias Poochyena thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steigelmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandragoran.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Mandragoran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steigelmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandragoran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandragoran slips a jab from Steigelmann.
As Steigelmann backs away, Mandragoran returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steigelmann throws a low kick but Mandragoran moves out of range easily.
Steigelmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mandragoran circles away quickly and effectively.
Steigelmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandragoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Steigelmann.
Mandragoran scores with a one two! Steigelmann had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mandragoran moves out of range as Steigelmann strikes.
Steigelmann drops his shoulder and cracks Mandragoran with a huge uppercut! Mandragoran goes down! Can Steigelmann finish him?
Mandragoran is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steigelmann gets to his feet and stands over Mandragoran, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mandragoran felt that one! Steigelmann unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mandragoran from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Steigelmann!
Gunnar Steigelmann is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Gunnar Steigelmann 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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