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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Katkeroinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorma Katkeroinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katkeroinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Park swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Katkeroinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katkeroinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Park on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katkeroinen. Katkeroinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Katkeroinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Park feints and then cracks Katkeroinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katkeroinen down.
Katkeroinen looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Katkeroinen throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
Park counters with a body kick.
Katkeroinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park misses with a low kick.
Park darts in and clinches Katkeroinen up against the cage.
Park lands an elbow inside.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katkeroinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katkeroinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Katkeroinen fails to land.
Katkeroinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Katkeroinen trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katkeroinen into the cage.
Katkeroinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katkeroinen digs a right hand into Park's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Park's gas tank.
Park pushes off an throws an elbow but Katkeroinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Park is pushing Katkeroinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Katkeroinen trying to stall but Park improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Park.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Katkeroinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Park pushes off an throws an elbow but Katkeroinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Katkeroinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Katkeroinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Hae Ki Park has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Park letting Katkeroinen take a breather here.
Katkeroinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Park looking to stall.
Katkeroinen blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katkeroinen lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Katkeroinen.
Park lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katkeroinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Park avoiding damage as Katkeroinen throws knees to the body.
Park tries to throw a body punch but Katkeroinen avoids it by throwing Park back against the cage.
Katkeroinen stalling in the clinch.
Park lands a shoulder strike.
Park blocking some punches.
Katkeroinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Katkeroinen.
Park blocking some punches.
Park avoiding damage as Katkeroinen throws knees to the body.
Katkeroinen lands a knee to the head.
Park's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katkeroinen misses with an uppercut
and Park counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katkeroinen's knee momentarily.
Park swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Park now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Katkeroinen throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
Katkeroinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Park.
Katkeroinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Park keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Park.
Park just misses with a punch to the body.
Katkeroinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Park.
Katkeroinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Park takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katkeroinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park throws a push kick but Katkeroinen slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Katkeroinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Katkeroinen.
Park misses with a kick to the body.
Park swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Katkeroinen.
Park slips a straight right by Katkeroinen.
Park throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Katkeroinen lunges at Park with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Park's hand.
Katkeroinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Park closes the distance and pushes Katkeroinen back into the cage.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Katkeroinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Park.
Park scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katkeroinen throws a head kick that misses.
Katkeroinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Park.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Katkeroinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Park goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Katkeroinen closes the distance and clinches.
Katkeroinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Park.
A short right from Katkeroinen on the inside.
Katkeroinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Park can do to turn this around?
Katkeroinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Katkeroinen dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Katkeroinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jorma Katkeroinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katkeroinen avoids it.
Park being controlled against the cage.
Katkeroinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Katkeroinen on the inside.
A short left from Katkeroinen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Katkeroinen lands with a right to the head.
Park is trying to maintain a safe position but Katkeroinen gets an underhook and turns Park into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Park.
Katkeroinen managing to block the knees to the body from Park.
Park pushes Katkeroinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
Park stalling.
A shot in the inside from Katkeroinen.
Park misses with a punch on the inside.
Katkeroinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Park throws an elbow but misses.
Katkeroinen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as Katkeroinen tries to tie him up.
Katkeroinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katkeroinen.
Park misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Park lands a hook that snaps the head of Katkeroinen backwards.
Katkeroinen tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katkeroinen misses with a punch to the body.
Katkeroinen working aggressively here.
Park misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katkeroinen.
Park is pushing Katkeroinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Katkeroinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Katkeroinen controls his hands.
Park letting Katkeroinen take a breather here.
Katkeroinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katkeroinen missing with knees to the body.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katkeroinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katkeroinen letting Park take a breather here.
Katkeroinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katkeroinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Park avoiding damage.
Park breaks from the clinch.
Katkeroinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Katkeroinen throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Park checks a leg kick.
Katkeroinen throws a leg kick but Park sees it coming and moves out of range.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katkeroinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Park moves out of range as Katkeroinen strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katkeroinen misses with a double jab
and Katkeroinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hae Ki Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katkeroinen tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Katkeroinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Park in his tracks.
Katkeroinen tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Park lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katkeroinen backs up against the cage.
Park moves out of range of the strikes.
Park defending well as Katkeroinen loads up on a big left hand.
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 Jorma Katkeroinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Park throws a wild body kick that Katkeroinen sees coming a mile off.
Park scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katkeroinen in his tracks.
Katkeroinen throws a jab when Park was well out of range.
Katkeroinen scores with a jab. Park acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Park chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katkeroinen can pounce on him.
Park moves out of range of the strikes.
Katkeroinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Park throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Katkeroinen throws a front kick aimed at Park's knee but Park avoids it well.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Park ducks under a wild hook from Katkeroinen.
Park tries to counter with a clinch but Katkeroinen shakes him off and moves away.
Katkeroinen throws the left hand but Park avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katkeroinen misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Park there.
Katkeroinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Katkeroinen misses with a low kick.
Katkeroinen misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park scores with a body shot.
Katkeroinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Park manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katkeroinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Park throws a chopping leg kick but Katkeroinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Katkeroinen misses with a straight left.
Park tests Katkeroinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Katkeroinen. That's going to slow Park down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. Katkeroinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Park misses with a low kick.
Park turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Park lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Park throws a wild body kick that Katkeroinen sees coming a mile off.
Park throws a big shot that misses.
Katkeroinen misses with a looping right.
Hae Ki Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Park uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Park thinks about the counter body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Park. Katkeroinen shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katkeroinen wants to clinch but Park slips to the side
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katkeroinen blocks the body kick.
Katkeroinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katkeroinen moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Park.
Park throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park trying to land knees to the body.
Katkeroinen blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Katkeroinen blocks an elbow strike.
Katkeroinen trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katkeroinen into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with a knee to the head.
Katkeroinen scores with a shot to the side of Park's head.
Katkeroinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Katkeroinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katkeroinen's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Katkeroinen.
Park lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katkeroinen missing with knees to the body.
Park lands with a short shot to the head.
Park holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Katkeroinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katkeroinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katkeroinen blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
Katkeroinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen stalling in the clinch but Park improves position.
The referee calls for Katkeroinen to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Park.
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katkeroinen tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
Park scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Park's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Park slips a jab from Katkeroinen.
Park throws out a counter right but Katkeroinen avoids it with no problem.
Katkeroinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katkeroinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Park counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Park uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katkeroinen.
Katkeroinen takes one to the chin there.
Park staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hae Ki Park comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katkeroinen 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LePew has chosen Smoke Serpent- as his entrance music. AL Lickertwat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pepe LePew's chin.
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152 lbs
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lickertwat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LePew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And LePew responds with a good body kick, but Lickertwat manages to step out the way in time.
Lickertwat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lickertwat throws a low kick but LePew moves out of range easily.
Lickertwat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LePew on the side of the head.
Lickertwat misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat thuds a left hand into LePew's body.
Lickertwat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lickertwat misses with a hook. LePew ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lickertwat scores with a nice strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that LePew 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.
LePew staying out of range there.
LePew is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lickertwat lands the left hand.
Lickertwat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew wants to sweep but Lickertwat has passed to side control!
Lickertwat wants to control but LePew is keeping him busy.
LePew is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lickertwat off and has taken his back!
LePew is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
LePew is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lickertwat is defending well though. LePew let's go of the attempt for now.
LePew keeps control of the position as Lickertwat tries to break free.
LePew patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lickertwat manages to reverse the position and now he's in LePew's guard. Nice work there by Lickertwat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
LePew looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lickertwat passes into half guard.
Lickertwat content to control rather than advance.
Lickertwat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
LePew wants to get back to full guard.
LePew is staying active underneath Lickertwat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lickertwat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lickertwat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LePew's head.
Lickertwat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LePew wants to improve his position but Lickertwat is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
LePew moves into full guard.
Lickertwat trying to control but LePew is working from the bottom.
LePew has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lickertwat should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, LePew has tightened it up now! Lickertwat should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pepe LePew!
Pepe LePew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hells Bells. Foles has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Deathless light as his entrance music. Nick Foles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miko Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Foles!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foles tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Maia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Foles gets caught flat footed, as Maia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foles wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
Maia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Foles is retaining full guard.
Foles keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Foles wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
Foles keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia won't allow Foles to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foles keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Maia won't allow Foles to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foles was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Foles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Foles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Maia is predictable there
and Foles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Foles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Foles throws a leg kick that misses.
Maia cracks Foles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foles lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Foles does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles lands a hook that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foles stalling in the clinch but Maia improves position.
Foles lands an uppercut.
Maia gets through Foles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foles lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
Foles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Foles slips the punch.
Foles misses with a looping right.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foles is able to avoid easily.
Foles forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Maia is leaning against Foles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maia tries a body shot but Foles blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foles.
Foles lands a nice elbow.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Foles.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Foles.
Foles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foles misses with a head kick.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia works Foles's body with a nice hook.
Maia avoids the head kick by Foles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maia. That's going to slow Foles down.
Foles wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Foles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maia's sensitive parts.
Maia lands a leg kick that knocks Foles off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia rushes Foles and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia digs a right hand into Foles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foles's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foles takes a shot to the head.
Maia takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Maia.
Foles looks winded!
Maia tries a body shot but Foles blocks it.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maia avoids it.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Foles avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maia.
Maia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Foles can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maia.
Maia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foles throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Maia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foles throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia throws a low kick but Foles moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Foles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foles.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foles.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Foles wants to clinch.
Foles looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia slips a jab from Foles.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nick Foles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia shoots in and bounces Foles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia won't allow Foles to get back to his feet.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Foles is retaining full guard.
Foles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foles wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
Foles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foles keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Foles is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Maia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Maia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maia lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles blocks an uppercut.
Foles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Foles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maia.
Foles working aggressively here.
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foles's elbow.
Foles misses with a knee to the head.
Foles takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia misses with a punch to the body.
Foles digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Foles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia is looking to slow Foles down with leg kicks.
Foles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia throws a head kick but Foles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Maia is predictable there
enabling Foles to counter with a crisp jab.
Foles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maia clinches.
Maia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foles tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Foles back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foles.
Maia misses with a punch to the body.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
Foles throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Maia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miko Maia's cut is getting worse.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
Foles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foles can't break the clinch.
Maia misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia scores with a shot to the side of Foles's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maia misses with a punch to the body.
Maia tries to circle away but Foles has him pinned against the cage.
Foles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Foles avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
Foles working hard to break the clinch.
Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Foles controls his hands.
Foles tries to land knees in the clinch but Maia avoids the damage to the body.
Maia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foles.
Foles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foles throws an elbow that misses.
Maia tries to work over Foles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Foles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Foles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Foles drives through and clinches with Maia against the cage.
Maia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maia misses with some punches.
Maia lands a right hand.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Maia.
A right handed body shot lands from Maia.
Maia scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia lands a hook that snaps the head of Foles backwards.
Foles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia pushes Foles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maia avoiding damage.
Maia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maia is trying to maintain a safe position but Foles gets an underhook and turns Maia into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foless head.
Foles is rocked!
Miko Maia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foles has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Foles is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Foles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia cracks Foles with a nice body shot.
Foles takes a shot to the head.
Foles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia digs a right hand into Foles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foles's gas tank.
Maia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maia pushes Foles against the cage. Maia is working some dirty boxing. Maia pushes off with a quick right hook! Foles goes down! Foles tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Maia moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miko Maia!
A victorious Miko Maia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nick Foles had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce McBrain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce McBrain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentine slips a jab from McBrain.
Valentine drops down looking for a counter takedown but McBrain sprawls and moves away.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine backing away here, and McBrain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McBrain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McBrain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valentine misses the jab.
McBrain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McBrain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valentine - the referee stops the clock and McBrain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valentine. McBrain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped McBrain's head back.
McBrain scores with a jab to the body.
McBrain throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from McBrain.
McBrain checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBrain.
A punch lands to the side of McBrain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
McBrain feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Nice uppercut lands for McBrain. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and McBrain counters with a straight right hand.
McBrain defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine lets loose with a powerful body kick. McBrain will feel that in the morning.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McBrain connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been hearing reports that Valentine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McBrain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
A head kick misses from McBrain.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBrain. McBrain obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBrain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBrain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Valentine pushes McBrain away with a front kick.
McBrain checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine moves away from the strike by McBrain.
McBrain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBrain throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBrain blocks a low kick nicely.
As Valentine backs off McBrain throws a huge counter combo but Valentine manages to avoid it all.
Valentine throws a push kick but McBrain slaps the foot to one side.
McBrain misses with the combination.
McBrain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick but McBrain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine wants to slow McBrain down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBrain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine thuds his right hand into McBrain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine throws a low kick but McBrain moves out of range easily.
Valentine throws a hook but McBrain avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but McBrain ducks down to avoid it.
McBrain feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBrain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of McBrain's head but McBrain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBrain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBrain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBrain throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBrain throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBrain swivels and escapes.
McBrain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBrain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBrain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McBrain throws a leg kick that misses.
McBrain throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
McBrain ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine backing away here, and McBrain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
McBrain walks into a left hand.
McBrain slips a jab from Valentine.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
McBrain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain'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.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine blocks a low kick nicely.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine misses with an uppercut
and McBrain counters with a two punch combo.
McBrain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid body kick from McBrain.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine 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 McBrain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McBrain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBrain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for McBrain.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
McBrain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McBrain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine defending well as McBrain loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Valentine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McBrain scores with a push kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick but McBrain moved away.
McBrain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBrain.
Valentine misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from McBrain.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBrain throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBrain is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McBrain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
McBrain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McBrain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine 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 McBrain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McBrain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valentine throws the left hand but McBrain avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain scores with a kick to the midsection.
McBrain throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Valentine lands an overhand right.
Valentine swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but McBrain slips the punch.
McBrain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McBrain looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBrain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McBrain ducks right into an uppercut from Valentine.
Bruce McBrain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBrain. McBrain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McBrain throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBrain.
Valentine attempts a counter takedown but McBrain avoids it well and moves away.
McBrain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
McBrain swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for McBrain.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. McBrain does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBrain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBrain feints a jab promting Valentine to slip. McBrain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valentine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Valentine.
McBrain is rocked!
McBrain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBrain is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine steps in with a hook that catches McBrain right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valentine follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! McBrain looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Valentine!
An intense looking Alexander Valentine took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamad Al Zahran!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Zahran. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Urahara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kisuke Urahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Zahran throws a head kick but Urahara moves out of range.
Urahara throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Zahran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Al Zahran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Zahran.
Urahara lands with a cross.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Urahara throws a head kick but Al Zahran moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran avoids the body shot from Urahara.
Al Zahran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Zahran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Zahran misses with a straight right.
Urahara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Zahran is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara missing with a left hand there. Al Zahran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Zahran moves away.
Al Zahran avoids the head kick by Urahara.
Al Zahran with the counter takedown but Urahara avoids it easily.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. Al Zahran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Zahran moves out of range of the body kick.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urahara throws a body punch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Al Zahran feints the counter takedown.
Urahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Zahran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Urahara throws a big shot that misses.
Al Zahran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Urahara swings for the body but Al Zahran moves out of range.
And Al Zahran tries to counter it with a takedown but Urahara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Al Zahran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Al Zahran.
Al Zahran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Zahran checks a leg kick.
And Al Zahran tries to counter it with a takedown but Urahara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Urahara misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urahara.
Urahara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Zahran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Zahran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Al Zahran tries to counter it with a takedown but Urahara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Al Zahran takes a kick to the side of the head.
Al Zahran misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Urahara misses its intended target.
A big left from Urahara misses.
Urahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Urahara connects with a crisp jab.
Urahara looks to land a left hand but Al Zahran moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Urahara throws a body shot but no joy.
Urahara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urahara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urahara swings for the body but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Urahara moves in looking to clinch but Al Zahran pushes him off.
Al Zahran shoots in and drives through. Urahara sprawls well.
Al Zahran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Urahara.
Al Zahran dips to his left and cracks Urahara with an uppercut!
Al Zahran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urahara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a lazy body kick
and Urahara counters by clinching up.
Urahara blocks an uppercut.
Al Zahran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urahara lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Zahran takes a shot to the head.
Urahara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Zahran.
Urahara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Zahran tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
Urahara misses with a punch to the body.
Urahara tries to work over Al Zahran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urahara can't find room to land a body shot as Al Zahran controls the action.
A short right from Urahara on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Al Zahran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urahara working aggressively here.
Urahara lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urahara is looking to score with low kicks.
Urahara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Al Zahran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Urahara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urahara fails with the takedown.
Al Zahran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Al Zahran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urahara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Urahara misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran slips under a jab.
A combination from Urahara does no damage.
Al Zahran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urahara connects with a right hand. Al Zahran shakes it off.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urahara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Al Zahran sprawls and moves away.
Urahara misses with a wild body shot.
Urahara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Zahran circles away quickly and effectively.
Urahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Zahran.
Urahara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Urahara tries to counter by clinching up but Al Zahran breaks away and moves out of range.
Kisuke Urahara is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Urahara.
Urahara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara throws a push kick but Al Zahran slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Urahara.
Urahara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al Zahran's head.
Urahara takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Zahran avoids the head kick by Urahara.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Zahran sprawls well. Al Zahran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Urahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Urahara misses with a head kick.
Urahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urahara dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Zahran sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Zahran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Urahara defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara misses with a looping right.
Urahara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Zahran with the counter takedown but Urahara avoids it easily.
Al Zahran moves out of range as Urahara strikes.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Zahran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Zahran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Urahara throws a leg kick
and Al Zahran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urahara won't be happy with that.
Al Zahran is trying to get an arm triangle but Urahara is defending well.
Urahara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Al Zahran landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran trying to control the position but Urahara is working away.
Urahara is trying to improve his position.
Al Zahran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Zahran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Urahara is not content to let Al Zahran control the position.
Urahara struggling a bit here.
Al Zahran misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urahara takes a swing at Al Zahran's ribcage but misses.
Urahara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Zahran can do to turn this around?
Al Zahran misses with a body kick.
Urahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urahara scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urahara. That's going to slow Al Zahran down.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Zahran as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Zahran. That did some damage!
Urahara throws a solid leg kick but Al Zahran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urahara.
And Al Zahran tries to counter it with a takedown but Urahara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Urahara throws the left hand but Al Zahran avoids the punch easily.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Zahran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Urahara.
Urahara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Zahran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick and Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Urahara misses
and Al Zahran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urahara won't be happy with that.
Al Zahran in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Al Zahran working away.
Al Zahran is trying to get an arm triangle but Urahara is defending well.
Al Zahran moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Urahara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Al Zahran in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamad Al Zahran has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Zahran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urahara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran with a couple of short strikes.
Al Zahran lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Al Zahran connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Zahran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Urahara is looking to escape.
Urahara wants to control but Al Zahran is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Al Zahran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Zahran has hold of Urahara's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Urahara manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Al Zahran throwing strikes here but Urahara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Zahran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Urahara is looking to escape.
Urahara is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Al Zahran connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Zahran controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Urahara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Al Zahran controlling from mount.
Urahara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Al Zahran really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Al Zahran tries to counter it with a takedown but Urahara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Al Zahran blocks a jab.
Urahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urahara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Urahara misses the target.
Al Zahran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Urahara slips a straight right by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Zahran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Zahran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Urahara throws a head kick but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Urahara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Zahran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urahara. Urahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Zahran counters with a shoot takedown. Urahara fights it but they end up in guard.
Urahara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Zahran throwing strikes from guard but Urahara blocks nicely.
Urahara keeping moving, preventing Al Zahran from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Zahran working some strikes from top position.
Al Zahran trying to control the position from guard on top but Urahara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Zahran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran trying to control the position from guard on top but Urahara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Urahara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Zahran throws out the jab.
Urahara throws a leg kick but Al Zahran sees it coming and moves out of range.
Urahara tries to move into range but Al Zahran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Urahara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Zahran feints the counter takedown.
Al Zahran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urahara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Zahran's waist but Al Zahran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Urahara off to one side.
Al Zahran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Urahara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Zahran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Zahran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara misses with a low kick as Al Zahran jumps back.
Al Zahran connects with a looping right hand.
Urahara tried to score with a low kick but Al Zahran checks it.
Al Zahran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Urahara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Al Zahran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Urahara keeping moving, preventing Al Zahran from controlling successfully.
Urahara keeping full guard, as Al Zahran tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urahara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Al Zahran wants to control from the top but Urahara keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Al Zahran dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Urahara walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Zahran.
Al Zahran slips under a jab from Urahara.
Al Zahran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Urahara throws a big shot that misses.
Urahara is looking to chop away at Al Zahran's legs.
Urahara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Zahran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Urahara.
Al Zahran cracks Urahara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Al Zahran moves away from the strike by Urahara.
Al Zahran with the counter takedown but Urahara avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Zahran counters with a single leg into guard. Urahara didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Zahran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urahara seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Al Zahran postures up.
Al Zahran trying to control but Urahara is working from the bottom.
Al Zahran got a little sloppy there for a moment and Urahara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Zahran has managed to get both his arms back between Urahara's legs - danger averted.
Al Zahran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Zahran stands and throws Urahara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara is working to avoid the ground and pound but Al Zahran connects with a decent elbow.
Urahara wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Al Zahran working away.
Al Zahran wants to control for a moment but Urahara uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Urahara trying to control but Al Zahran postures up.
Urahara is refusing to be controlled, as Al Zahran sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Al Zahran wants to pass the guard but Urahara is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good shot there by Urahara.
Urahara tried to score with a low kick but Al Zahran checks it.
Al Zahran with the counter takedown but Urahara avoids it easily.
Urahara misses with a head kick.
Urahara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran lands a really nice looking cross but Urahara seems unphased.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urahara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Zahran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Urahara defends it well.
Urahara misses with a head kick.
Urahara jabs Al Zahran right on the nose. Al Zahran blinks but takes it well.
Al Zahran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Urahara thumps Al Zahran with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urahara swinging wildly here.
Al Zahran with the counter takedown but Urahara avoids it easily.
Urahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Zahran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Urahara defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamad Al Zahran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Al Zahran 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamad Al Zahran!
Hamad Al Zahran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's entrance music is Nasty. A fine choice. 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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32
215 lbs
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30
217 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Holyfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.
Holyfield missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Holyfield.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holyfield.
Holyfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holyfield looks for the body kick but Ferreira saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
Holyfield raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holyfield wants to slow Ferreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Holyfield misses with a hook.
Holyfield throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Holyfield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira is doing well to control the position and prevent Holyfield from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferreira is pulling down on Holyfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Holyfield, at least for the moment.
Holyfield trying to move into half guard but instead Ferreira has managed to sweep!
Holyfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Holyfield has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ferreira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferreira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyfield working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.
Holyfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira stays in close to Holyfield's body and controls the position.
Ferreira trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Holyfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyfield, not yet.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferreira shoots in and drives through. Holyfield sprawls well.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holyfield. That did some damage!
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Holyfield clobbers Ferreira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
Holyfield misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Holyfield scores with a four punch combination!
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
Ferreira takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holyfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Holyfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body.
Holyfield checks the leg kick.
Holyfield is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holyfield. Ferreira shrugs it off though.
Holyfield lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holyfield lands in his opponent's guard.
Holyfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Holyfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holyfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira has his hands on Holyfield's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holyfield lands a head shot.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holyfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Holyfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holyfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Holyfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferreira's calf.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Holyfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holyfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield wants to slow Ferreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Holyfield looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a right hand. Holyfield shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Ferreira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holyfield misses the jab.
Holyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
Holyfield swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Holyfield clinches with his opponent.
Ferreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holyfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Holyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferreira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferreira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield landing knees to the head.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holyfield.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Ferreira.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Holyfield blocking some punches.
Holyfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ferreira after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Ferreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.
Ferreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Holyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Ferreira has the dominant position.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Holyfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira works Holyfield's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Holyfield.
Ferreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holyfield at a distance.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Evander Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Holyfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holyfield is out of range.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evander Holyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Holyfield tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holyfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holyfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Holyfield shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that second round.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holyfield looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferreira trying to control here.
Ferreira taking some punishment here, with Holyfield in his half guard.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira is not content to let Holyfield control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holyfield is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira is working hard here to advance position.
Holyfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holyfield postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
Holyfield trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferreira has Holyfield pulled in close to control his posture.
Holyfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ferreira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holyfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferreira is controlling him.
Holyfield working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.
Holyfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferreira defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Evander Holyfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holyfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyfield, not yet.
Holyfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferreira manages to get himself to full guard.
Holyfield working some strikes from top position.
Holyfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throwing strikes but missing.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Holyfield trying to control the position.
Holyfield wants to stand up but Ferreira is controlling him.
Holyfield has his feet on Ferreira's thighs here. He's pushed Ferreira off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ferreira screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evander Holyfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Evander Holyfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff's entrance music is Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
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267 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown motions for Cockenschtuff to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Cockenschtuff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cockenschtuff is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Cockenschtuff's torso.
Jim Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown rushes Cockenschtuff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cockenschtuff blocks an uppercut.
Cockenschtuff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Cockenschtuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Brown looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Cockenschtuff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice shot to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with a body punch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with an elbow strike.
Cockenschtuff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Cockenschtuff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with a body punch.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cockenschtuff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockenschtuff drops Brown with a big knee straight up the middle! Brown is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
Cockenschtuff misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Cockenschtuff in his tracks for a moment.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown letting Cockenschtuff take a breather here.
Cockenschtuff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Cockenschtuff throws a head punch that misses.
Cockenschtuff avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cockenschtuff avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cockenschtuff lands an uppercut.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Cockenschtuff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Cockenschtuff.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockenschtuff avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cockenschtuff trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cockenschtuff into the cage.
Cockenschtuff tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Cockenschtuff pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cockenschtuff is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Cockenschtuff blocks with his arms.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cockenschtuff struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Cockenschtuff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cockenschtuff checks it well.
It looked like Cockenschtuff was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff wants to clinch.
Cockenschtuff blocks a leg kick.
Brown scores with a jab. Cockenschtuff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Cockenschtuff does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockenschtuff misses with a straight right.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Cockenschtuff's defenses.
Brown throws a leg kick but Cockenschtuff checks it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Cockenschtuff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cockenschtuff tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cockenschtuff throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cockenschtuff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch there but Cockenschtuff circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cockenschtuff. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cockenschtuff is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown sizes up Cockenschtuff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cockenschtuff swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a leg kick but Cockenschtuff checks it
and Cockenschtuff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Cockenschtuff. Cockenschtuff maintains the clinch.
Cockenschtuff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockenschtuff tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Cockenschtuff's ribcage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Lester Cockenschtuff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockenschtuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cockenschtuff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockenschtuff.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown avoiding damage as Cockenschtuff throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Cockenschtuff fails to land.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Cockenschtuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cockenschtuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown trying to stall but Cockenschtuff improves his position.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Cockenschtuff shrugs off.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockenschtuff avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cockenschtuff tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Cockenschtuff avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Cockenschtuff digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Brown.
Cockenschtuff blocks a leg kick.
Cockenschtuff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Cockenschtuff moves out of range easily.
Cockenschtuff blocks a head kick by Brown.
Cockenschtuff throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown tries to move into range but Cockenschtuff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Cockenschtuff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockenschtuff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown avoiding damage as Cockenschtuff throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cockenschtuff.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff'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.
Cockenschtuff tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Cockenschtuff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockenschtuff avoids it.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cockenschtuff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lester Cockenschtuff has been cut.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Cockenschtuff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cockenschtuff is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cockenschtuff has his back to the cage.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Cockenschtuff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Cockenschtuff throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cockenschtuff cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A short right from Cockenschtuff on the inside.
Cockenschtuff looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cockenschtuff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Cockenschtuff avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cockenschtuff as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Cockenschtuff lands a damaging elbow.
Cockenschtuff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Cockenschtuff avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cockenschtuff working Brown over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Cockenschtuff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cockenschtuff fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cockenschtuff is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cockenschtuff throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Cockenschtuff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Brown.
I think Brown 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Brown!
Our winner, Jim Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to slow Dragneel down by chopping away at his legs.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emmett Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragneel moves away.
Brown swings for the body but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown scores with a one two! Dragneel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragneel checks it well.
Dragneel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown keeps Dragneel at a distance using the push kick.
Dragneel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel motions for Brown to come forward. Dragneel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown looks for the body kick but Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Emmett Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dragneel!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragneel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown wants to control but Dragneel is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dragneel is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown controlling from side mount.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dragneel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Dragneel!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Dragneel forces his way into half guard.
Dragneel is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dragneel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragneel.
Dragneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragneel throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dragneel staying out of range there.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragneel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a series of punches but Dragneel moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Dragneel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Dragneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragneel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dragneel misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Dragneel tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dragneel back against the cage.
Dragneel misses with some punches.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Dragneel.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragneel misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Dragneel in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Dragneel lands with a light punch inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragneel tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Dragneel blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragneel's elbow.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Dragneel counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragneel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Dragneel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Dragneel counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown goes for a double leg but Dragneel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dragneel continues to drive forward.
Brown tries to move into range but Dragneel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Dragneel avoids it.
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Dragneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Dragneel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Dragneel was just out of range.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown jabs Dragneel right on the nose. Dragneel blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragneel tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emmett Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragneel looking to control.
Dragneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragneel, not yet.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dragneel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragneel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emmett Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Dragneel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown trying to stall but Dragneel improves his position.
Dragneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Dragneel on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragneel tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dragneel back against the cage.
Dragneel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking to wear down Dragneel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Dragneel counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Dragneel sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Dragneel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragneel to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Dragneel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dragneel pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragneel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragneel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragneel counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Dragneel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks a head kick by Dragneel.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown backing away here, and Dragneel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragneel.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Dragneel sprawls well.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragneel.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a hook but Dragneel avoids it easily.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Dragneel. Dragneel maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragneel.
Dragneel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragneel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dragneel - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dragneel. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Dragneel counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Brown misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dragneel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragneel moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragneel.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dragneel punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Dragneel's shoulder, as Dragneel tries to avoid the shot.
And Dragneel responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Dragneel counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragneel breaks from the clinch.
Dragneel takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dragneel sprawls well. Dragneel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Dragneel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragneel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Dragneel responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dragneel. Dragneel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Dragneel avoids it.
Dragneel throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with a hook
and Dragneel counters by clinching up.
Dragneel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragneel can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Dragneel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dragneel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragneel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Dragneel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dragneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Dragneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Dragneel holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dragneel avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Dragneel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dragneel lands a right hand.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragneel as Brown tries to tie him up.
Dragneel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dragneel! But no joy.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragneel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragneel is looking for the big counter here.
Dragneel throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragneel.
Brown shoots and misses
and Dragneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragneel checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Dragneel counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown throws a hook but Dragneel avoids it easily.
Dragneel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Dragneel.
Brown avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragneel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragneel.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragneel is looking to score with low kicks.
Dragneel wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Dragneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Dragneel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emmett Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragneel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragneel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragneel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dragneel enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dragneel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dragneel avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Dragneel off the cage and back into range.
Brown throws a combination. Dragneel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown is looking to slow Dragneel down with leg kicks.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Dragneel moves out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Dragneel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown has Dragneel pulled in close to control his posture.
Dragneel content to stall in guard here.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragneel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dragneel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Dragneel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emmett Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown working a defensive guard but Dragneel passes into half guard.
Dragneel is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emmett Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragneel trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown tries a low kick but Dragneel avoids it.
Dragneel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragneel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragneel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Natsu Dragneel 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Seia has chosen The Offspring - All i Want as his entrance music. Patrick Whales had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whales, right into the meat.
Seia's coach down at Kebab House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Whales avoids the body shot from Seia.
Whales fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Seia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
Seia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whales misses with an uppercut.
Whales misses with a lunging right hand
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
Whales misses with a body shot.
Seia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales scores with a punch to the head.
Whales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seia thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whales. That's going to slow Seia down.
Seia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Whales prevents Seia from getting back to his feet.
Whales is looking to work some ground and pound but Seia has wrist control.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Seia is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seia wants to stand and escape but Whales is having none of it.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whales throws a solid leg kick but Seia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whales.
Seia throws a fast counter high kick but Whales manages to duck under it in time.
Seia thuds a left hand into Whales's body.
Whales decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whales throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whales thows a huge punch but Seia dodges it nicely.
Whales has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whales sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seia defending well though.
Whales looks to land a strike but Seia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Seia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Seia managing to control the position.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whales does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Seia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A jab from Seia misses.
Whales just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whales with a body shot.
Whales throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Seia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Seia.
Whales changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seia tries to avoid it but Whales manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seia to the ground. Seia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Whales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia tries to work over Whales's front leg with a kick but Whales checks it.
Whales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whales tries to work over Seia's front leg with a kick but Seia checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whales throws out a leg kick but Seia moves out of range and Whales only half commits.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Whales digs a good body shot into Seia's ribs.
Patrick Whales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Whales.
Seia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Seia. No joy for Whales on that attempt.
Whales throws a body shot but no joy.
Whales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whales swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whales ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Whales lands a nice shot to the body.
Whales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seia can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales fails with the takedown
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Whales was not able to check.
Seia misses with a straight left.
Whales feinted with a counter takedown.
Whales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Whales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whales.
An inside leg kick from Whales misses.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whales.
Seia lands with an overhand left.
Seia is looking to slow Whales down with leg kicks.
Seia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia misses with an uppercut
and Whales counters with a single leg into guard. Seia didn't expect that.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seia looking for a sweep. Not yet Seia, not yet.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Seia is keeping the position.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whales.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Whales tries to counter with a takedown but Seia is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia looks for the body kick but Whales saw that one coming.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seia sprawls and moves away.
Whales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whales with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Seia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whales motions for Seia to come forward. Whales throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia feints a counter leg kick.
Seia scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whales can pounce on him.
Whales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whales with the ground and pound but Seia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Whales stands and throws Seia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Whales seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whales fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Whales cracks Seia with a big elbow.
We've been hearing that Whales has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Whales.
Seia is pushing Whales's head away, looking to escape. Whales manages to hold on to the position though.
Whales is trying to ground and pound but Seia uses the momentary lack of control by Whales to regain half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Seia dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whales.
Seia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Whales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Whales.
Patrick Whales is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia throws a jab but it's blocked by Whales.
A jab from Whales misses.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whales checks it well.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seia sprawls and moves away.
Whales throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Seia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whales attempts a counter takedown but Seia avoids it well and moves away.
Seia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whales feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
Whales dives in and scores a takedown into Seia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales distracts Seia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whales landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whales throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
Whales throws a big elbow that misses.
Seia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whales throws a strike but Seia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whales keeping moving, preventing Seia from controlling successfully.
Seia won't allow Whales to sweep him here.
Whales trying to control the position here.
Whales keeping moving, preventing Seia from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales is controlling Seia's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whales scoring well with a low kick there.
Seia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whales just misses with a punch to the body.
Whales slips a jab from Seia.
Whales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Whales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Seia misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whales moves away.
Whales shoots in for a takedown but Seia shows good takedown defense.
Seia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Seia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whales misses with an uppercut
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Whales shoots in but no luck this time.
Seia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales misses the jab.
Seia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Whales misses with a left hand
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whales.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whales takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whales throws a low kick, looking for Seia's leg but Seia calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kelemi Seia just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seia connects with a jab.
Whales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seia thumps Whales with a low kick.
Whales lands with a right hand.
Whales throws a leg kick
and Seia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat.
Seia throws a low kick but Whales moves out of range easily.
Whales scores with a takedown into Seia's guard.
Whales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whales postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seia is keeping the position for now.
Seia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whales manages to get himself to full guard.
Whales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whales trying to control the position.
Whales manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seia manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia wants to stand and escape but Whales is having none of it.
Seia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whales controlling the position.
Whales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seia wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales is thwarting Seia's attempts to control the position.
Whales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Seia.
Seia wants to sweep but no luck.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales is looking to work some ground and pound but Seia has wrist control.
That's four 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.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whales is one step ahead there.
Seia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seia counters with a leg kick.
Whales throws out a leg kick but Seia moves out of range and Whales only half commits.
Whales misses with a straight right.
Whales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whales wants to slow Seia down by chopping away at his legs.
Seia throws a looping overhand right but Whales ducks down to avoid it.
Whales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seia defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kelemi Seia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Whales thows a huge punch but Seia dodges it nicely.
Seia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whales.
Whales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia is trying to stand up here but Whales is controlling him well.
Seia wants to control but Whales is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whales wants to pass to mount but Seia is defending the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales throws a head kick but Seia moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Seia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whales tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Seia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seia staying out of range there.
Seia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales goes for a double leg but Seia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seia continues to drive forward.
Whales avoids the head kick by Seia.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Whales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seia sprawls and moves away.
Whales misses with a body shot
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Whales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whales throws a lazy head kick
and Seia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Seia is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whales.
Nice defenses there by Whales.
Whales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seia but Seia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales connects with a solid leg kick.
Whales throws a leg kick but Seia checks it.
Whales with a poor takedown
and Seia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seia throws a nice head kick!
Seia throws a looping overhand right but Whales ducks down to avoid it.
Whales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seia's waist but Seia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whales off to one side.
Seia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whales throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
Whales backing away here, and Seia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whales is defended easily by Seia.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia stuns Whales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whales, right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seia blocks a head kick by Whales.
Whales scores with a hook.
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 Patrick Whales.
I think Whales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales retains his light heavyweight title!
Patrick Whales thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatts McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Thug. Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatts McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Fatts McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGee swinging wildly here.
We've been informed that Silva 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.
McGee lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slips a jab from McGee.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
It looks like Fatts McGee has been cut.
Silva cracks the inside of McGee's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGee counters with a left to the body.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
McGee tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks McGee off balance momentarily.
McGee misses the jab.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
McGee lands a body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
McGee scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a body shot from McGee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of McGee's head.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
McGee gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
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 Fatts McGee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGee checks a leg kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for McGee.
McGee throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Fatts McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
McGee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands a head kick!
McGee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from McGee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGee wants to clinch
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva moves away from the strike by McGee.
McGee looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGee rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from McGee.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee is looking to clinch.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but McGee steps away.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGee.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva cracks McGee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva cracks McGee with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to control McGee's arms but McGee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Daniel Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva prevents a body shot from McGee.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but McGee gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva stalls.
McGee works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatts McGee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGee looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee motions for Silva to come forward. McGee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGee.
A head kick by Silva misses
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGee blocks a head kick by Silva.
McGee throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
Silva misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGee finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGee is out of range.
McGee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
McGee throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGee throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
McGee throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGee lands with a good body shot.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGee has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
McGee tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is working McGee over against the cage.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McGee.
McGee blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGee as Silva tries to tie him up.
McGee presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is rocked!
McGee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
Silva misses with a left hand
and McGee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a big right hand! Oh Silva is in trouble here! McGee follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatts McGee!
Fatts McGee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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