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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdoo comes to the ring accompanied by Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah McAdoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hammer Hands!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hands raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McAdoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
Hands shoots in for a double leg but McAdoo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McAdoo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McAdoo connects with a body shot.
McAdoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hands.
Hands tries to clinch but McAdoo moves out of range.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAdoo throwing a counter right hand but Hands manages to avoid it.
McAdoo lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Hands tries to clinch but McAdoo moves away
enabling McAdoo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hammer Hands has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo cracks Hands with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by McAdoo. Beautiful body shot.
McAdoo punishes Hands's body with a nice straight punch.
Hands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAdoo digs a good body shot into Hands's ribs.
McAdoo pounces like a tiger and cracks Hands with a vicious hook! Hands is down but not out! McAdoo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noah McAdoo!
Noah McAdoo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho Vaughan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tries to clinch there but Vaughan circles away.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Vaughan misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughan manages to avoid it.
Vaughan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vaughan is in Tyler's guard.
Vaughan content to stall in guard here.
Vaughan is working Tyler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
Vaughan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaughan being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vaughan throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
Vaughan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan is fighting to break Tyler's control of his arms but Tyler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vaughan preventing the sweep.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaughan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaughan tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaughan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vaughan postures up and lands a big shot to Tyler's brow.
Vaughan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vaughan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vaughan trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Vaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Vaughan keeps moving.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vaughan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Vaughan keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vaughan can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaughan wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyler is working for a kimura but Vaughan is defending it quite comfortably.
Vaughan is looking for a sweep. Tyler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vaughan is not content to let Tyler control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Psycho Vaughan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vaughan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Vaughan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Vaughan misses its intended target.
Vaughan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vaughan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler looks to land a left hand but Vaughan moved out of range nicely.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Vaughan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vaughan.
Tyler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyler cracks Vaughan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vaughan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughan.
Vaughan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Tyler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vaughan keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Vaughan trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing that Tyler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tyler advances to half guard.
Vaughan won't allow Tyler to pass to mount.
Tyler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyler is trying to work for a kimura but Vaughan is defending well.
Tyler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaughan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vaughan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vaughan.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Vaughan blocks nicely.
Tyler passes Vaughan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vaughan striking from half guard on the bottom.
Ben Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler is looking for a kimura here.
Tyler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaughan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyler moves nicely into side control.
Tyler is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vaughan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tyler gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vaughan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tyler lets go of the hold and Vaughan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Tyler!
After the fight, Ben Tyler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vuyisile Colossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Doom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vuyisile Colossa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Colossa takes a step back to recover.
Colossa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Colossa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colossa's knee momentarily.
Colossa tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Colossa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colossa is looking to clinch.
Colossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colossa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick by Colossa misses
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Alvarez 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.
A frustrated look appears on Colossa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez stalling.
Colossa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Colossa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Colossa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez gets through Colossa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colossa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Colossa looks winded!
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Colossa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Colossa is rocked!
Clinched against the ropes, Alvarez lands a big elbow that drops Colossa! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Colossa is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal Alvarez!
Micheal Alvarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Meade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ljashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Ljashko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Meade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ljashko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljashko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Meade wants to get back to striking at distance but Ljashko won't allow it.
Ljashko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meade up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Ljashko as the two fighters clinch.
Ljashko told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ljashko has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Meade goes down! Ljashko pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
It looks like Josh Meade has been cut.
Meade is breathing heavily.
Ljashko tries to advance to mount but can't.
Meade struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing good reports from Meade's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Meade being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ljashko is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meade is not content to let Ljashko control the position.
Ljashko controls the position from side control.
The adventures of Ljashko the control monster continue. Boring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ljashko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ljashko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meade to his feet.
Meade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meade.
It looks like Oleg Ljashko has been cut.
Meade tries to bum rush Ljashko with a series of wild strikes but Ljashko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meade digs a good hook to Ljashko's body.
Meade throws a combination. Ljashko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ljashko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Meade is trying to break the clinch but Ljashko has him pressed against the ropes.
Ljashko has Meade pressed against the ropes, preventing Meade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Ljashko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ljashko gets a clinch.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meade tries to keep at a distance but Ljashko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meade tries to circle away but Ljashko has him pinned against the ropes.
Meade is trying to push Ljashko away but Ljashko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ljashko avoiding damage.
Ljashko prevents Meade from breaking the clinch.
Ljashko lands a hook that snaps the head of Meade backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ljashko tries to land a knee to the head but Meade blocks with his arms.
Meade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ljashko stalling the fight.
Ljashko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Meade drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ljashko follows Meade to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Ljashko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Burg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Burg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Octavius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Burg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burg cracks Octavius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burg cracks Octavius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burg connects with a nice looking jab.
Octavius is looking to score with low kicks.
Octavius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burg.
Burg throws a shot to the body.
Burg throws a hook but Octavius blocks it.
Octavius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Octavius scrambles back to his feet.
Burg lands a nice hook to Octavius's body. Octavius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peter Burg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Octavius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burg's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burg duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burg's guard.
Octavius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Octavius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Octavius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavius throws a big right hand that misses.
Burg keeping moving, preventing Octavius from controlling successfully.
Octavius is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Octavius trying to control the position from guard on top but Burg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Octavius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Octavius crashes against the mat.
Octavius remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Octavius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Octavius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burg, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burg to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Octavius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Octavius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burg is trying to get back to his feet.
Octavius swings around for an armbar but Burg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Octavius's guard.
Octavius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Octavius is tightening it up a little... Burg has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Burg reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Burg taps out! Nice BJJ there by Octavius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Otto Octavius!
Otto Octavius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Villak Martinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinson comes to the ring accompanied by Deathlike Silencce - Next to your grave. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Villak Martinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinson eats them both and turns towards Kendall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Villak Martinson has been cut.
Kendall throws a right and a left that Martinson avoids nicely.
Kendall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinson can pounce on him.
Martinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kendall. Kendall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Martinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kendall 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 Martinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kendall swinging wildly here.
Martinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kendall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kendall scores with a one two! Martinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Villak Martinson's cut is getting worse.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martinson. Martinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendall's hands.
Martinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kendall.
Martinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinson is able to avoid easily.
Martinson tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
Martinson lands a jab to the head.
Kendall misses with an uppercut.
Martinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinson's hands.
Martinson throws a right hand that Kendall ducks under and follows up with a left that Kendall also avoids with ease.
Martinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kendall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
Martinson connects with a body shot that sends Kendall's belly button to the back.
Martinson throws a head kick that misses.
Martinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kendall was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinson.
A combination from Kendall does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall throws a combination. Martinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Villak Martinson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws an off balance right hand
and Martinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Kendall 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.
Kendall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinson misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Kendall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martinson cracks the inside of Kendall's front leg.
Kendall tests Martinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kendall swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Kendall finds it's target.
Martinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeez, Villak Martinson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kendall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kendall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martinson misses with a straight left.
Martinson looks to land a right hand but Kendall moved out of range.
Martinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kendall.
A big left from Kendall misses.
As Kendall backs away, Martinson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kendall.
Kendall works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Villak Martinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cyrus Kendall!
An out of breath Cyrus Kendall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Murgen (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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153 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murgen tries to clinch there but Tyraanicao circles away.
Tyraanicao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Murgen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murgen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyraanicao.
Bostar Tyraanicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Tyraanicao there.
Murgen misses with a body punch
and Tyraanicao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyraanicao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murgen has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyraanicao blocking some punches.
Murgen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch.
Murgen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyraanicao tried to score with a low kick but Murgen checks it.
Tyraanicao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murgen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyraanicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murgen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyraanicao ducks under a wild hook from Murgen.
Tyraanicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murgen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Tyraanicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murgen. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao lands a nice hook to Murgen's body. Murgen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyraanicao lands with a shot to the body.
Murgen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murgen walks into a left hand.
Tyraanicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Tyraanicao backs off Murgen throws a huge counter combo but Tyraanicao manages to avoid it all.
Tyraanicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murgen.
Murgen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyraanicao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murgen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyraanicao works Murgen's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Murgen misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyraanicao.
Murgen is rocked!
Murgen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyraanicao.
Murgen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyraanicao finish him?
Murgen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tyraanicao ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Murgen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bostar Tyraanicao!
Bostar Tyraanicao took some time post fight to say the following; 'They say my chin is weak, well that makes for wars, because I come to fight! Thanks to my team, and the fans were great.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sega Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesis has chosen Sonic the hedgehog theme song -by GENESIS as his entrance music. The key to victory for Robert Sullivan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sega Genesis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesis defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Genesis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Genesis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sullivan quickly recovers to half guard.
Genesis prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Genesis moves into full mount! Sullivan won't be happy about that!
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Genesis's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genesis is trying to control. Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sullivan 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.
Sullivan is trying to maintain the position but Genesis is very close to passing his half guard.
Genesis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to stand up here but Genesis is controlling him well.
Genesis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sullivan sees it coming and defends easily.
Genesis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sullivan is trying to stand back up but Genesis is controlling him
Genesis is looking for a kimura here.
Sullivan controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Genesis trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Genesis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sullivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Genesis has a good base and remains in mount.
Sullivan wants to control but Genesis is having none of it.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Genesis's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Genesis prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Genesis's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sullivan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Genesis prevents Sullivan from standing back up.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sullivan is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard.
Sullivan wants to sweep but Genesis has passed to side control!
Genesis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Genesis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sullivan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Genesis on the ground.
Genesis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sullivan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Genesis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sega Genesis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Genesis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sullivan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Genesis somewhat.
Genesis with a poor takedown
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Genesis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sullivan clinches up with Genesis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sega Genesis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Genesis is rocked!
Sullivan pushes Genesis against the ropes. Sullivan is working some dirty boxing. Sullivan pushes off with a quick right hook! Genesis goes down! Genesis tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sullivan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sullivan!
In his post fight interview, Robert Sullivan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Sega Genesis spoke after the fight, saying 'You cheated. ....using cheat codes isnt fair...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Little has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelley.
Little throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelley tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Little. Little circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley lands with a good body shot.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
Kelley lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Omar Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Little throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Little misses with a looping right.
Little scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley digs a good hook to Little's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kelley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelley is out of range and Little settles back down.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Little throws a front kick aimed at Kelley's knee but Kelley avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
Kelley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
Little throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick from Little.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Little is looking to score with low kicks.
Little misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
Little lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Kelley throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelley.
Little scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Little will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Kelley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Kelley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little 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 Kelley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Kelley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Little just manages to avoid it.
Little tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelley swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Little catches Kelley right on the button with a cross.
Little scores with a nice strike.
Little throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Little lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Kelley lands but Little takes it in his stride.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little tries to clinch there but Kelley circles away.
Kelley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little misses with a low kick.
Kelley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Kelley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley throws a quick counter head kick but Little was just out of range.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Little.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
A head kick misses from Little.
Kelley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Little thows a body kick. Kelley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a good, hard body kick but Kelley shrugs it off.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Little's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little avoids the head kick by Kelley.
Little feints a counter leg kick.
Kelley throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelley misses its target.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Little replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kelley blocks it well.
Little tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
Nice defenses there by Kelley.
Kelley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Little misses with a straight left.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Kelley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelley throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kelley. That one must have hurt.
Kelley connects with a looping right hand.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Little thinks about the counter body kick.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Little.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Little.
Little prevents Kelley from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Kelley misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Little.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Little lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Little.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little landing knees to the head.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Little is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelley is keeping busy.
Little lands a nice uppercut.
Kelley avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Kelley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelley tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Kelley.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Kelley trying to stall but Little improves his position.
Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little blocking some punches.
Kelley can't break the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kelley is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley breaks the clinch.
Kelley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelley throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Kelley.
Kelley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Little lands a front kick.
Little with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Omar Little just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Kelley checks a leg kick nicely.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little looks for the body kick but Kelley saw that one coming.
Little ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Kelley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelley, as that shot connected.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little lands the left hand.
Little tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelley on the side of the head.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Kelley seems unphased.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Little scores with a nice body kick.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelley is out of range and Little settles back down.
Kelley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Kelley moves his leg out of the way.
Kelley cracks the inside of Little's front leg.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Little's legs.
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelley as he connects with a hook.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
Little slips under a jab from Kelley.
Kelley connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
Kelley throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the ropes and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Little checks a low kick from Kelley.
Little tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelley is wise to it.
A lazy body kick from Kelley
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Omar Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelley throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little blocks a jab.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Kelley off balance momentarily.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley is looking to score with low kicks.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Kelley lands with a cross.
Liam Kelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelley takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Kelley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick from Little lands but Kelley takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Kelley moves out of range of the leg kick from Little.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little connects with a leg kick. Kelley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little thumps Kelley with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley misses the jab.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
Kelley checks a low kick from Little.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Little.
Well Little has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
A less than humble Omar Little misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the ring accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Tamad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
22 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Youngblood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamad scores with a sloppy right hand. Youngblood should have avoided that one.
Youngblood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Youngblood throws a combination. Tamad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Juan Tamad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Youngblood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tamad avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Tamad.
Tamad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Youngblood's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad lands a glancing blow to the side of Youngblood's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tamad.
Tamad landing strikes.
Tamad scoring with punches and elbows.
Youngblood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tamad trying to control the action but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Tamad working the ground and pound from side control.
Tamad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tamad throwing strikes but Youngblood manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tamad can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad parries the strikes from Youngblood easily there. Youngblood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tamad to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tamad is avoiding damage well.
Youngblood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamad keeps working.
Youngblood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tamad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Youngblood's best efforts.
Tamad is refusing to be controlled, as Youngblood sits in half guard.
Tamad wants to improve his position but Youngblood is controlling well.
Tamad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Youngblood.
Tamad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, if Youngblood is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Youngblood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tamad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tamad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Youngblood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tamad jabs Youngblood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamad circles away.
Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tamad tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamad presses Youngblood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamad tries to sprawl out of it but Youngblood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tamad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youngblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Youngblood lands a high kick!
Youngblood tried to score with a low kick but Tamad checks it.
Youngblood throws a combination. Tamad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tamad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Youngblood.
Tamad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Youngblood was covering up waiting for the punch and Tamad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tamad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamad landing some decent shots from guard.
Tamad slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood is staying active underneath Tamad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Youngblood tries to get to full guard but Tamad has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is working hard here to advance position.
Tamad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tamad prevents Youngblood from improving his position.
Tamad trying to mount his opponent but Youngblood defends it.
Youngblood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamad.
Tamad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Youngblood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Youngblood dodges it nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tamad is keen to just control but Youngblood is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Youngblood dives in and grabs Tamad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamad pushes down on Youngblood's head and hops out.
Tamad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Youngblood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad cracks Youngblood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Youngblood stalks Tamad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tamad's face. Tamad staggers backwards, shaken.
Tamad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Tamad.
Tamad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Youngblood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Youngblood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamad but Tamad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamad throws a good cross that connects.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tamad! But no joy.
Youngblood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Youngblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamad to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamad tries for a takedown but Youngblood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamad tests Youngblood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamad circles away quickly and effectively.
Tamad punishes Youngblood's body with a nice straight punch.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamad scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblood wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tamad. That's going to slow Youngblood down.
Tamad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Juan Tamad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Youngblood if he has to take too many more of those.
Tamad has a takedown stuffed.
Youngblood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Youngblood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tamad - the referee stops the clock and Youngblood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tamad. Youngblood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tamad.
Tamad connects with a jab.
Youngblood tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Youngblood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Youngblood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tamad leaves Youngblood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matt Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamad thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tamad digs a good body shot into Youngblood's ribs.
Tamad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Youngblood on the side of the head.
Tamad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tamad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
Tamad taking a breather.
Tamad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Youngblood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tamad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood dives in and grabs Tamad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamad pushes down on Youngblood's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Youngblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood 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.
Tamad throws a head kick that Youngblood semi-blocks.
Youngblood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tamad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Youngblood scrambles back to his feet.
Tamad scores with the left hand. Youngblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Tamad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Youngblood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tamad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Youngblood was covering up waiting for the punch and Tamad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Youngblood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad passes into half guard.
Youngblood is staying active underneath Tamad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tamad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tamad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Youngblood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Youngblood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tamad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Youngblood.
Youngblood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tamad circles away.
Tamad moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Youngblood shoots in for a double leg but Tamad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Youngblood!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tamad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Youngblood is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad trying to control the action but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tamad lands a few punches from side control.
Tamad landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamad cracks a nice hook into Youngblood's ribs.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Tamad moves away
and Tamad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
Tamad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Youngblood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tamad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Tamad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Youngblood tries to clinch up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Youngblood's sensitive parts.
Tamad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad lands a high kick!
Youngblood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Youngblood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Youngblood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tamad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Youngblood doesn't seem bothered though.
Youngblood wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tamad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamad counters with an outside leg kick.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Youngblood defends it well.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamad passes Youngblood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tamad passes to full mount!
Tamad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the head.
Tamad looking to finish Youngblood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Youngblood!
Tamad lands a big elbow.
Tamad raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad looking to finish Youngblood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Youngblood!
Youngblood is looking to improve his position but Tamad isn't that keen on the idea.
Tamad looking to finish Youngblood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Youngblood!
Youngblood is rocked!
Tamad lands a big elbow.
Oh Youngblood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Tamad.
Tamad unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Youngblood wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tamad celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
Our winner, Juan Tamad, 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.
Matt Youngblood spoke after the fight, saying 'I`ll be BACK'.
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