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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avila has chosen Control Machete - Comprendes Mendez as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Avila!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Avila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jerry Herrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila stuffs the takedown attempt from Herrera. Herrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Avila scores with a jab. Herrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Herrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Herrera with that takedown attempt.
Herrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Herrera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries to bum rush Herrera with a series of wild strikes but Herrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herrera fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herrera is defended easily by Avila.
Herrera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avila counters with a series of strikes. Herrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera misses with a takedown
and Avila counters with a left and a right that stings Herrera.
Herrera shoots and misses
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
Avila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herrera.
Avila scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Avila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Herrera looks to clinch
and Avila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herrera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Avila misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera has a takedown stuffed.
Nice uppercut there from Avila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Avila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herrera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Avila pushes Herrera off looking to stand but Herrera dives back in and keeps control.
Herrera trying to pass the guard but Avila defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Herrera is pressing down on Avila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Avila is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herrera walks into a jab.
Avila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herrera has a takedown stuffed.
Oscar Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herrera.
Herrera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera goes for a double leg but Avila avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Avila continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Herrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Avila circles away easily
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Herrera misses with a takedown attempt
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Despite the aggression on Avila's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Avila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Avila tests Herrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herrera.
Herrera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Avila sprawls and moves away.
Herrera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Herrera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avila is fending him off so far but Herrera persists. Nope, Avila circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Herrera shoots in but Avila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Herrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avila shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Herrera eats them both and turns towards Avila to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch lands to the side of Herrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera misses with a takedown
and Avila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avila slaps away a takedown attempt from Herrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herrera walks into a jab.
Herrera darts in trying to clinch
enabling Avila to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera has his takedown stuffed
and Avila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Avila.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avila stalks Herrera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Herrera's face. Herrera staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Herrera dives in and grabs Avila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Avila pushes down on Herrera's head and hops out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Avila.
Avila throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila scores with a sloppy right hand. Herrera should have avoided that one.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Herrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Avila counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Avila!
Oscar Avila seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson closes the distance and clinches.
Batyr keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olson is trying to break free.
Batyr lands a body punch.
Batyr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batyr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batyr tries to land a knee to the head but Olson blocks with his arms.
Batyr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olson is defending well for now.
Batyr lands a nice knee to the body.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Batyr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batyr is working Olson over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson managing to block the knees to the body from Batyr.
Batyr misses with an elbow strike.
Batyr tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Batyr trying to land knees to the body.
Olson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andrew Olson has been cut.
Olson is trying to pull guard but Batyr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyr tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Olson tries to break free but Batyr pushes him back against the cage.
Olson avoiding damage as Batyr throws knees to the body.
Olson tries to circle away but Batyr has him pinned against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Batyr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Batyr throws an elbow that misses.
Batyr lands a hook that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Batyr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batyr has him pressed against the cage.
Olson blocks the elbow strike.
Olson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Batyr misses with an elbow over the top.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
Olson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batyr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batyr lands a damaging elbow.
Batyr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Olson's defenses.
Batyr prevents Olson from breaking the clinch.
Olson tries to circle away but Batyr has him pinned against the cage.
Olson tries to circle away but Batyr has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Batyr.
Olson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batyr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Batyr regains guard.
Olson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Olson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batyr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batyr misses with a two punch combination.
Raiymbek Batyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batyr connects with an inside leg kick.
Batyr is looking to clinch but Olson is avoiding it.
Olson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Batyr throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Olson tries to counter it with a takedown but Batyr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Batyr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Olson walks into a straight right hand from Batyr.
Olson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olson moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batyr 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 Olson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batyr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batyr lands with a slapping head kick.
Olson darts in looking for a takedown but Batyr gets double underhooks and turns Olson into the cage.
Raiymbek Batyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick there by Batyr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olson checks a leg kick.
Batyr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Olson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batyr slaps away a takedown attempt from Olson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raiymbek Batyr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Olson.
Olson misses with a two punch combination.
Batyr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Batyr lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Andrew Olson's cut even more.
Batyr lands an uppercut.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Batyr.
Batyr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olson avoids it.
Batyr throws an elbow that misses.
Batyr misses with an elbow over the top.
Batyr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batyr missing with knees to the body.
Batyr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batyr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olson is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiymbek Batyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Batyr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olson avoids the elbow strike from Batyr, against the cage.
Raiymbek Batyr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Batyr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Batyr scores with a shoulder strike.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Batyr.
Batyr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batyr tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Batyr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Olson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olson blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batyr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olson wants to break free but Batyr has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batyr working aggressively here.
Olson is trying to force a seperation but Batyr has the dominant position.
Batyr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Batyr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Batyr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyr lands an elbow just above Olson 's eye.
Batyr landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Batyr.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
Batyr misses with a punch on the inside.
Batyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olson blocks an uppercut.
Olson avoiding damage as Batyr throws knees to the body.
Batyr struggles to land a body shot inside as Olson controls his hands.
Batyr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batyr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Batyr.
Nice body punch from Batyr - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batyr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olson's brow.
Olson avoiding damage as Batyr throws knees to the body.
Olson takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batyr lands a nice elbow.
Olson is rocked!
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olson wants to get back to striking at distance but Batyr won't allow it.
Batyr working aggressively here.
Olson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olson is still on wobbly legs! Can Batyr finish him?
Olson takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Andrew Olson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Batyr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Batyr obliges.
Batyr prevents Olson from breaking the clinch.
Batyr has Olson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Olson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Batyr - that's hurt Olson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Olson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Olson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raiymbek Batyr!
In his post fight interview, Raiymbek Batyr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 45 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers with a jab.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karamyenyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karamyenyan is looking for a sweep.
Rogers trying to control the position but Karamyenyan is working away.
Karamyenyan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karamyenyan actively working from the bottom here.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karamyenyan!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Karamyenyan looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karamyenyan is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Karamyenyan 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.
Rogers wants to pass to mount but Karamyenyan is defending the position.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karamyenyan keeps working.
Rogers 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.
Karamyenyan punching from the bottom.
Rogers prevents Karamyenyan from improving his position.
Rogers is trying to control. Karamyenyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karamyenyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Karamyenyan actively working from the bottom here.
Karamyenyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan manages to get to full guard.
Karamyenyan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karamyenyan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Karamyenyan's legs - danger averted.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karamyenyan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karamyenyan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Karamyenyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karamyenyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Karamyenyan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
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.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karamyenyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karamyenyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karamyenyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Karamyenyan. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karamyenyan is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karamyenyan tries to clinch up.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamyenyan can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Rogers instigates a clinch.
Karamyenyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karamyenyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karamyenyan to keep the fight standing.
Rogers drags the fight down to the ground.
Karamyenyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Karamyenyan controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan landing with the ground and pound.
Karamyenyan landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Karamyenyan tries to pass.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karamyenyan's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Karamyenyan keeps moving.
Rogers stands up from Karamyenyan's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Karamyenyan is looking to improve his position.
Rogers trying to control from half guard but Karamyenyan is working away.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karamyenyan wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Rogers controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Karamyenyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karamyenyan is looking to improve his position.
Karamyenyan won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rogers in particular looking to stall.
Karamyenyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karamyenyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karamyenyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Karamyenyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karamyenyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.
Rogers stands up from Karamyenyan's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karamyenyan stalks Rogers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rogers's face. Rogers staggers backwards, shaken.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karamyenyan.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Karamyenyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rogers has been working on his balance at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Karamyenyan.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Karamyenyan's belly button to the back.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karamyenyan misses with an uppercut.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karamyenyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Rogers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karamyenyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Rogers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Karamyenyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karamyenyan feints the counter takedown.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karamyenyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rogers momentarily.
Karamyenyan throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Karamyenyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karamyenyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamyenyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamyenyan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamyenyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rogers gets control of Karamyenyan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers pushes a forearm under Karamyenyan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Karamyenyan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard comes to the cage accompanied by You All Everybody. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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30
245 lbs
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263 lbs
38 - 32 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard misses with a double jab.
Nelson feints a jab promting Shephard to slip. Nelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shephard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shephard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson misses with a body punch
and Shephard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Shephard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shephard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Shephard's head.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Shephard moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shephard misses the target.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shephard counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Shephard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Shephard crashes against the mat.
Nelson dodges the ground and pound from Shephard.
Shephard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shephard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nelson's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Shephard landing strikes.
Shephard looking to control but instead Nelson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nelson tries to kick Shephard off but Shephard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shephard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Shephard is working for a kimura here but Nelson manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shephard's guard.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Shephard has wrist control.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shephard is keeping the position for now.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shephard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shephard looking for a sweep. Not yet Shephard, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shephard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Shephard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nelson is now in half guard.
Shephard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shephard is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson is pressing down on Shephard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shephard is holding on for now.
Shephard wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Jack Shephard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Shephard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shephard moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shephard.
Shephard lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Hoy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Shephard's shoulder, as Shephard tries to avoid the shot.
Shephard tries to counter with a takedown but Nelson is quick to defend against it.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Shephard takes it in his stride.
Nelson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Shephard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shephard connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shephard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shephard.
Shephard lands with a good body shot.
Nelson jabs Shephard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shephard throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shephard slips a jab from Nelson.
Shephard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nelson misses the body punch
enabling Shephard to counter with a crisp jab.
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shephard.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shephard.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Shephard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shephard dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Shephard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tests Shephard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Shephard on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Shephard as he connects with a hook.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson throws a right hand that Shephard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shephard also avoids with ease.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shephard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shephard.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shephard throws out the jab.
Shephard moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Shephard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shephard avoids a kick to the body.
Hoy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Shephard takes it in his stride.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Shephard counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson misses with a body punch
and Shephard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shephard finish him?
Nelson swings for the body but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Shephard.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Shephard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson misses the body punch
and Shephard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Shephard takes one to the chin there.
Shephard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson slips a straight right by Shephard.
Shephard lands with a right hand.
Nelson throws a jab when Shephard was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Shephard.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Shephard feinted with a counter takedown.
Shephard moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hoy Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Shephard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson drops his hands for a split second and Shephard immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Nelson face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Shephard follows up with a right hand that knocks Nelson into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Shephard!
A less than humble Jack Shephard 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes to the cage accompanied by Pezet - Slang 2. Roberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique- Dominant Species. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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37
273 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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258 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kleinschmidt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elroy Kleinschmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Kleinschmidt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts checks a leg kick.
Roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kleinschmidt's hands.
Kleinschmidt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Elroy Kleinschmidt has been cut.
Kleinschmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kleinschmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kleinschmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Kleinschmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kleinschmidt throws a sloppy body shot
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kleinschmidt thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kleinschmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts throws a low kick but Kleinschmidt avoids it.
Kleinschmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kleinschmidt misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Kleinschmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Kleinschmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Kleinschmidt throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts takes a swing at Kleinschmidt's ribcage but misses.
Roberts swings for the body but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
Kleinschmidt throws a counter high kick but Roberts was just alert enough to avoid it.
Roberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roberts duly obliges.
Kleinschmidt is rocked!
A low kick from Kleinschmidt misses
and Roberts scores with a counter punch that sends Kleinschmidt to the canvas! Roberts smells blood - he's punishing Kleinschmidt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kleinschmidt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Roberts!
After winning the bout, Billy Roberts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Elroy Kleinschmidt had this to say: 'I want rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
135 lbs
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146 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corkhill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards throws a hook but Corkhill avoids it easily.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richards sprawls well. Richards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corkhill gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards thuds a left hand into Corkhill's body.
Corkhill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corkhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Corkhill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corkhill fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corkhill is defended easily by Richards.
Corkhill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richards is fending him off so far but Corkhill persists. Nope, Richards circles away and we're back to standing.
Corkhill shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richards is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Richards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corkhill or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy.
Richards's coach down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $600 fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Richards's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Corkhill shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corkhill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corkhill.
Richards stuns Corkhill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corkhill rather than just go for the knockout.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Corkhill in the body.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Corkhill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richards is fending him off so far but Corkhill persists. Nope, Richards circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corkhill if he has to take too many more of those.
Richards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richards wants it to stay on the feet.
Corkhill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Corkhill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Corkhill's head.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body kick from Richards.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Corkhill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Corkhill.
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!
Richards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corkhill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill tries for a kimura but Richards is defending well.
Corkhill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corkhill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Who's going to make the next move?
Richards gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corkhill dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Corkhill's head and hops out.
Richards tries a quick counter leg kick but Corkhill is wise to it.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corkhill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corkhill ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Crunch! Richards slams his shin into Corkhill's torso.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corkhill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corkhill closes the distance and clinches up with Richards, looking for a takedown. Corkhill pushes Richards against the cage but Richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richards sprawls well. Richards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corkhill gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Corkhill backing up. Corkhill nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards jabs at Corkhill's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards scores with the left hand. Corkhill knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corkhill somewhat.
Richards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richards feints and then cracks Corkhill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corkhill down.
Corkhill will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corkhill tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Richards manages to circle out of the way.
Richards lands with a right hand.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Corkhill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards cracks Corkhill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corkhill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Corkhill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corkhill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corkhill off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Corkhill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards feints and then cracks Corkhill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corkhill down.
Corkhill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards cracks Corkhill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corkhill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corkhill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a front kick.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corkhill dives in for a single leg takedown but Richards sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Richards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corkhill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Corkhill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards scores with a kick to the body.
Corkhill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Corkhill dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Corkhill's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corkhill shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corkhill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards digs a good body shot into Corkhill's ribs.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards digs a good body shot into Corkhill's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corkhill thinking.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Corkhill off balance momentarily.
Jab by Richards.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Corkhill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards lands with a right hand.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corkhill. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corkhill.
Richards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richards wants it to stay on the feet.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corkhill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Corkhill stumbling back into the cage.
Richards lands with a cross.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Corkhill with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Corkhill shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corkhill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Corkhill stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corkhill is rocked!
Corkhill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Corkhill closes the distance and clinches up with Richards, looking for a takedown. Corkhill pushes Richards against the cage but Richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corkhill shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corkhill walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Corkhill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Corkhill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keiran Corkhill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sean Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corkhill shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Corkhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corkhill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
No luck for Corkhill with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Corkhill's head and hops out.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corkhill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richards - the referee stops the clock and Corkhill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richards. Corkhill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Richards digs a good hook to Corkhill's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scores with a decent looking hook.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Corkhill's ribs.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richards avoids the head kick by Corkhill.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
An out of breath Sean Richards 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay has chosen Diabolic- Modern Day Future as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29
190 lbs
19 - 11 - 2 |
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194 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kiel Flay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flay throws a body punch but Baird moves out of range.
Flay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flay works the jab nicely.
Flay swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Baird takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baird throws a body kick that misses
and Flay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flay lands an overhand right.
Baird misses with a lunging right hand
and Flay counters with a nice body shot.
Baird 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.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Flay sprawls well.
Baird fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Flay to the ground. Baird is now in Flay's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay managing to control the position.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Flay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Baird is working hard here to advance position.
Flay being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flay keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Flay.
A big right from Flay misses.
Flay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Flay tries to sprawl out of it but Baird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flay thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Flay scores with a four punch combination!
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.
Flay misses with a combination
and Baird counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Baird with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird jabs Flay right on the nose. Flay blinks but takes it well.
Flay tries to score with a low kick but Baird moves his leg out of the way.
Baird feinted with a counter takedown.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Flay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flay counters with a nice uppercut.
Baird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baird lands with a hook. Flay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiel Flay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flay throws a head kick that half lands.
Baird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flay.
Baird shoots in but Flay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baird tried to score with a low kick but Flay checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Flay as Baird shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiel Flay dominated that round.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baird moves into the clinch successfully.
Flay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flay.
Baird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baird wants a takedown but no success here.
Flay throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird jumps guard but Flay stands there with Baird around his waist. Baird gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.
Baird looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baird has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Flay regains guard immediately.
Baird stopping the sweep attempt from Flay.
Baird wants to pass the guard but Flay is keeping the position.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Flay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baird has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to sit in guard and control but Flay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baird seems keen to control Flay's posture.
Baird looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baird has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to score with a low kick but Baird moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Baird misses.
Baird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flay to score with a decent uppercut.
Baird shoots in but Flay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flay defending well as Baird loads up on a big left hand.
Baird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flay counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Baird.
Flay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a body kick that misses.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird shoots in but Flay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baird throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flay.
Flay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flay thuds his shin into the meat of Baird's side.
Kiel Flay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Flay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiel Flay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baird shoots for a takedown but Flay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flay only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flay.
Flay misses with a hook. Baird ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Baird on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flay cracks the inside of Baird's front leg.
Flay slaps away a takedown attempt from Baird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baird backing away here, and Flay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baird looks to land a body kick but Flay moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird darts in looking for a takedown but Flay gets double underhooks and turns Baird into the cage.
Flay steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baird has a takedown stuffed.
Flay connects with a solid leg kick.
Flay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay lands with a nice body kick.
Baird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Flay tries to sprawl out of it but Baird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Flay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baird walks into a jab.
Flay keeps the fight on the outside.
Baird misses with a hook.
Flay unleashes a big counter combination but Baird bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Flay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baird backs up against the cage.
Flay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flay throws a push kick but Baird slaps the foot to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baird.
Flay throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Flay misses.
Flay tries a low kick but Baird avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baird.
Macadam Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baird looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flay!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Flay counters with a stiff right hand.
Baird takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiel Flay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiel Flay!
A very excited looking Kiel Flay 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Mercenary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kelly Leak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Smith's chin.
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32
217 lbs
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34
210 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak instigates a clinch.
Leak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leak misses with an elbow strike.
Leak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Leak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak connects with a high kick.
It looks like Terry Smith has been cut.
Leak misses with a head kick.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Leak moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Leak takes one on the button.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leak.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Leak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Leak misses.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leak clinches.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Leak is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leak.
Leak misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Leak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leak.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leak is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leak counters with a stiff right hand.
Leak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Leak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Leak gets a clinch.
Leak lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leak.
Smith is looking to chop away at Leak's legs.
Smith throws a leg kick but Leak moved away.
Leak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leak scores with a jab.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leak.
Leak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Leak.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leak's calf.
Leak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leak wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Leak's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a series of punches but Leak moves out of range.
Kelly Leak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Smith misses.
Leak is looking to score with low kicks.
Leak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak trying to advance position but Smith counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leak is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith seems keen to control Leak's posture.
Leak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leak controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Kelly Leak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leak.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Leak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leak is chipping away with strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Leak scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Smith is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Leak can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Leak!
A relieved looking Kelly Leak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harunodo circles away quickly and effectively.
Harunodo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harunodo back to the cage. Romanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
Romanov takes one on the button.
Harunodo blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Harunodo lands a big head kick that sends Romanov tumbling to the mat! Harunodo takes a step backwards and waves Romanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexandr Romanov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harunodo throws the left hand but Romanov avoids the punch easily.
Harunodo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Romanov misses.
Harunodo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Romanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whack! Romanov lands a heavy head kick that drops Harunodo. The ref tackles Romanov to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Harunodo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alexandr Romanov!
After winning the bout, Alexandr Romanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Lopez.
Evans tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
A big left from Lopez misses.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez 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.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez tests Evans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Lopez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans sneaks back into half guard.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lopez to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
Lopez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lopez.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Evans trying to control here.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Evans has his hands on Lopez's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lopez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Evans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Evans connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Evans feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Evans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Evans slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Evans off the cage and back into range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Nick Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Evans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Evans tried to counter with a leg kick but Lopez avoided it.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Evans's head coaches at BigMouth Cabrons that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to sprawl but Lopez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lopez trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Lopez is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Evans's head back.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Lopez clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Lopez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Evans.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Evans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Evans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Evans counters with a quick kick to the body but Lopez blocks it.
Nick Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Evans looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Evans lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover.
Evans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pedro Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez feints the counter takedown.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Evans gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Nick Evans.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lopez!
A very excited looking Pedro Lopez 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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