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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones Junior might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Against I by Bad Brains. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Jones Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones Junior has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Malone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Junior throws out the jab.
No luck for Jones Junior with that takedown attempt.
Malone 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.
Malone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Junior.
Malone cracks Jones Junior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Davy Jones Junior has been cut.
Malone lands an overhand right.
Jones Junior defending well as Malone loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Junior scores with a body shot.
Malone throws a jab when Jones Junior was well out of range.
Jones Junior appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malone rushes Jones Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones Junior.
Jones Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones Junior scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones Junior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malone is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Junior blocks a body shot from Malone.
Malone presses Jones Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones Junior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.
Jones Junior has clasped his hands together around Malone's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Malone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Malone wants to get back to full guard.
Jones Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malone's head.
Malone trying to control here.
Jones Junior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones Junior working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Malone's thigh. Malone counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior lands a couple of digs.
Jones Junior won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
Jones Junior 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.
Jones Junior throws an elbow that misses. Malone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones Junior's guard. Nice move by Malone!
Jones Junior is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
Jones Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malone.
Malone pushing down on Jones Junior's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Malone there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone is in close to Jones Junior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but Jones Junior gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones Junior trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malone.
Malone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones Junior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malone has managed to get both his arms back between Jones Junior's legs - danger averted.
Malone pushes down on Jones Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones Junior gets back to full 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 Davy Jones Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davy Jones Junior's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Malone.
Malone throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Malone counters with a left to the body.
Jones Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone moves into the clinch.
Malone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Junior has clasped his hands together around Malone's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Junior throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Malone works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone wants to improve his position but Jones Junior is controlling well.
Jones Junior working over Malone with some ground and pound. Malone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is looking to control Jones Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malone avoid being mounted?
Malone manages to get to full guard.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones Junior postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones Junior postures up in Malone's guard and throws a big left but Malone blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malone pulls Jones Junior in to control the position.
Malone controls Jones Junior momentarily but Jones Junior frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malone moves out of range as Jones Junior strikes.
Jones Junior throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
Malone thuds his right hand into Jones Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones Junior scores with a body shot.
Jones Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Jones Junior throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Malone dips to his left and cracks Jones Junior with an uppercut!
Malone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones Junior throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Malone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones Junior is in Malone's guard.
Jones Junior content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malone's head backwards.
Malone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Junior throws a looping overhand right but Malone ducks down to avoid it.
Malone throws out a counter right but Jones Junior avoids it with no problem.
Malone 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones Junior's head backwards.
Jones Junior missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
Malone scores with a nice right hand.
Sylvester Malone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones Junior fails with the takedown
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Malone lands a big right hand that sends Jones Junior crashing to the mat! Malone stays standing though and waves Jones Junior back to his feet!
Jones Junior is rocked!
Davy Jones Junior's cut is getting worse.
Jones Junior throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Oh Jones Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone cracks a nice hook into Jones Junior's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sylvester Malone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Davy Jones Junior'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!
Jones Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malone counters with a left to the body.
Jones Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones Junior throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone.
Jones Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Junior staying out of range there.
Jones Junior seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Jones Junior.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Junior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malone sprawls well. Malone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones Junior is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Malone's half guard.
Jones Junior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones Junior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones Junior's back!
Jones Junior tries to roll but Malone sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior manages to reverse the position and now he's in Malone's guard. Nice work there by Jones Junior.
Malone has his hands on Jones Junior's head, controlling the position.
Jones Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones Junior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malone is on top in guard.
Jones Junior keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones Junior is retaining full guard.
Jones Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones Junior looking for a guillotine here but Malone defends easily.
Jones Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malone is one step ahead there.
Jones Junior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Malone wants to control from the top but Jones Junior keeps moving.
Malone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Malone distracts Jones Junior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Junior pushes a forearm under Malone's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Malone is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davy Jones Junior!
Davy Jones Junior tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 10 Years - All White. George Washington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Washington !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Washington sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Washington defends it well.
Smith is pressing down on Washington 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Washington is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is thwarting Washington 's attempts to control the position.
Smith is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Smith. Oh but Washington has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Smith goes limp - he's gone! Washington jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Washington !
George Washington really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Valhalla Fight Wear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yano comes into the arena with Fleur de Lis - Jucifer blaring out of the sound system. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. Zorba The Dancing Buddha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Yano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Dancing Buddha missing with a left hand there. Yano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yano misses with a takedown attempt - The Dancing Buddha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha punishes Yano's body with a nice straight punch.
Yano clinches up against the cage.
Yano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Dancing Buddha is defending well for now.
Yano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Yano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yano misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on The Dancing Buddha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dancing Buddha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanos head.
Yano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
Yano misses with a jab to the body
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha misses the jab.
Yano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yano was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
As The Dancing Buddha tries to get set, Yano tries to push him back and clinch up but The Dancing Buddha manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yano lands a head kick. The Dancing Buddha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Dancing Buddha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Dancing Buddha keeping moving, preventing Yano from controlling successfully.
Yano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yano is fighting to break The Dancing Buddha's control of his arms but The Dancing Buddha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yano controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yano is looking to pass into half guard but The Dancing Buddha pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Dancing Buddha is in guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Yano keeps moving.
The Dancing Buddha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Dancing Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
Yano wants to sweep but no luck.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Yano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Dancing Buddha.
Yano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dancing Buddha's waist but The Dancing Buddha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yano off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Yano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Koji Yano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by Yano.
Yano just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a head kick by Yano.
Yano tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.
Yano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a shot to the body.
Yano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano throws a solid leg kick but The Dancing Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yano.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a straight left.
Yano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dancing Buddha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the head kick by Yano.
Yano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dancing Buddha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yano scrambles back to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Dancing Buddha lands a head shot.
Yano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Dancing Buddha did well to prevent Yano getting side control.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yano wants to pass the guard but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano is keen to just control but The Dancing Buddha is a slippery customer.
Yano misses with a head shot. The Dancing Buddha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yano postures up in The Dancing Buddha's guard and throws a big left but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at River's Edge Gym, DOW inform us that The Dancing Buddha has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yano throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the body kick.
The Dancing Buddha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yano with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha tries to move into range but Yano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yano throws a low kick but The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
Yano misses with a body shot.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Dancing Buddha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a body shot that sends Yano's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Koji Yano has been cut.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Yano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from Yano.
Yano misses with a hook to the body
and The Dancing Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dancing Buddha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yano manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha thuds a left hand into Yano's body.
Yano throws a lazy body kick
and Yano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Dancing Buddha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yano tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koji Yano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from The Dancing Buddha misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yano lands with a straight right. The Dancing Buddha didn't see that one coming.
Yano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Yano swings for the body but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Yano. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a right hand but Yano moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Yano misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a stiff right hand.
Yano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook. Yano ducked under it nicely.
Yano shoots for a double leg takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls well. He's pushed Yano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Dancing Buddha throws a counter combo.
The Dancing Buddha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yano moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yano, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yano throws a lazy head kick
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and The Dancing Buddha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Dancing Buddha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Yano feinted with a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha lands a really nice looking cross but Yano seems unphased.
Yano misses with a body kick.
Jab from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yano 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.
Yano throws a strike but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control the position but Yano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yano is looking for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yano to get the leverage.
The Dancing Buddha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep Yano in close.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yano stopping the sweep attempt from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Dancing Buddha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yano's guard.
The Dancing Buddha slips nicely into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yano looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Dancing Buddha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Keosayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shaman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shaman's Dream. The key to victory for Blind Shaman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Keosayan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keosayan.
Shaman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaman checks a low kick from Keosayan.
Keosayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shaman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keosayan is out of range.
Keosayan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaman on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaman's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Keosayan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keosayan trying to control the pace.
Shaman gets back to full guard.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Keosayan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keosayan is in close to Shaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Keosayan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keosayan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keosayan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keosayan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keosayan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan passes Shaman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keosayan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Keosayan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Keosayan tries to control but Shaman wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Keosayan.
Keosayan lands a big shot there that rocks Shaman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keosayan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shaman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Keosayan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Keosayan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaman looks a forlorn figure.
Shaman tries to lock up and control but Keosayan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaman is squirming around, avoiding Keosayan's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to lock up and control but Keosayan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ueshibas Temple of Cloud Warriors, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Keosayan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaman looks a forlorn figure.
Blind Shaman's cut is getting worse.
Shaman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaman tries to hold on but Keosayan postures up.
Keosayan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shaman is rocked!
Shaman is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaman tries to hold on but Keosayan pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaman tries to improve his position but instead Keosayan has taken his back!
Keosayan avoiding Shaman 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Keosayan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keosayan thows a leg kick but Shaman checks it
and Keosayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keosayan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keosayan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaman's hands.
Blind Shaman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaman with a nice cross.
Shaman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keosayan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keosayan somewhat.
Shaman misses with a hook. Keosayan ducked under it nicely.
Keosayan slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keosayan scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaman throws a lazy right hand but Keosayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keosayan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shaman misses with a hook. Keosayan ducked under it nicely.
Keosayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands a glancing blow to the side of Keosayan's head.
Shaman scores with a jab to the head.
Shaman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keosayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Keosayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Shaman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaman avoids the body shot from Keosayan.
Keosayan misses with a hook. Shaman ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Shaman.
Blind Shaman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keosayan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keosayan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaman throws out a leg kick but Keosayan moves out of range and Shaman only half commits.
Shaman staying out of range there.
Shaman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keosayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keosayan throws a front kick aimed at Shaman's knee but Shaman avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan misses with a looping left.
Shaman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Keosayan throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shaman!
Shaman walks into a stiff left hand from Keosayan.
Shaman looks to land a combination. Keosayan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keosayan ducks under a wild hook from Shaman.
Keosayan connects with a body shot that sends Shaman's belly button to the back.
Shaman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Shaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shaman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keosayan is out of range and Shaman settles back down.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keosayan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaman on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaman's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Keosayan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Keosayan stacks Shaman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Keosayan!
Keosayan is looking to take a break and control but Shaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keosayan scores with punches from side control.
Keosayan tries for a kimura but Shaman is defending well.
Keosayan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shaman's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keosayan working away.
Keosayan cracks Shaman with a big elbow.
Keosayan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Shaman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Keosayan yanks on the arm and Shaman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Keosayan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Keosayan!
A relieved looking Sergey Keosayan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weaver Zee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zee comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed-Down with the Sickness . The crowd seem to be enjoying Dump's choice of entrance music: Warriors. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Weaver Zee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Forrest Dump!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee throws a sloppy body shot
and Dump counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dump is looking to slow Zee down with leg kicks.
Zee looks to throw the jab but Dump is out of range.
Dump lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dump. That's going to slow Zee down.
Nice uppercut there from Zee.
Dump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zee lands a nice shot that snaps Dump's head back.
Zee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zee somewhat.
Dump is looking to slow Zee down with leg kicks.
Zee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dump.
Zee cracks Dump with a good jab.
Forrest Dump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dump misses with a low kick as Zee jumps back.
Good leg kick by Dump there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Dump.
Dump fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dump wants to slow Zee down by chopping away at his legs.
Zee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zee somewhat.
Dump scores with a leg kick.
Dump has closed the distance and engaged Zee in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Zee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dump.
Dump tries a knee to the head but Zee blocks it.
Zee blocking some punches.
Dump missing with knees to the body.
Zee lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zee tries to stall but Dump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Zee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dump controls Zee momentarily but Zee frees himself.
Dump pulls Zee in close to prevent any damage.
Dump keeping moving, preventing Zee from controlling successfully.
Dump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dump is trying to keep Zee in close.
Dump wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zee content to stall in guard here.
Zee looking to pass the guard.
Zee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dump keeping full guard, as Zee tries to pass.
Dump pulls Zee in close to prevent any damage.
Zee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dump is keeping the position for now.
Dump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dump is controlling Zee's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zee moves out of range as Dump strikes.
Dump is looking to chop away at Zee's legs.
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.
Zee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zee trying to control but Dump is working from the bottom.
Zee being controlled here momentarily.
Zee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dump looking to control.
Dump managing to control the position.
Dump working a defensive guard here.
Dump keeping full guard, as Zee tries to pass.
Dump is controlling Zee's posture.
Zee wants to control from the top but Dump keeps moving.
Zee is fighting to break Dump's control of his arms but Dump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Forrest Dump will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dump throws a front kick aimed at Zee's knee but Zee avoids it well.
Dump scores with a decent looking hook.
Dump does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dump.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dump.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dump.
Zee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zee throws the left hand but Dump avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Zee blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump looks to land a left hand but Zee moved out of range nicely.
Dump takes one on the button.
Zee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dump.
Zee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dump manages to avoid it.
Dump lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zee's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dump misses.
Dump scores with a leg kick.
Dump cracks the inside of Zee's front leg.
Zee has managed to clinch.
Dump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zee.
Dump lands a left hand.
Zee being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zee.
Zee misses with some punches.
Dump misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zee.
Zee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dump is defending well.
Zee presses Dump against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dump lands a shoulder strike.
Zee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zee is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weaver Zee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dump is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zee.
Dump can't find room to land a body shot as Zee controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dump fails to land.
Dump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zee lands with a right to the head.
Dump prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dump dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zee misses with a punch to the body.
Dump prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dump scores with a shot to the side of Zee's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dump throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zee backwards.
Dump tries to work over Zee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dump working aggressively here.
Dump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zee backwards.
Dump tries a knee to the head but Zee blocks it.
Zee scores with a shoulder strike.
Zee can't get the takedown.
Zee has hold of one of Dump's legs. Dump is fighting the takedown attempt but Zee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dump trying to keep a closed guard but Zee is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zee wants to control from the top but Dump keeps moving.
Zee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dump is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dump lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zee looks to land a right hand but Dump moved out of range.
Dump wants to slow Zee down by chopping away at his legs.
Zee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dump circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zee throws a big shot that misses.
Dump drives through and clinches with Zee against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dump takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but Zee blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Dump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zee cracks a nice hook into Dump's ribs.
Zee tries for a takedown but Dump sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dump can pounce on him.
Zee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dump can pounce on him.
Zee connects with a body shot that sends Dump's belly button to the back.
Zee throws a hook but Dump avoids it easily.
Dump tries a quick counter leg kick but Zee is wise to it.
Zee checks a low kick from Dump.
Dump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dump throws a head kick but Zee moves out of range.
Zee's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Dump there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zee wants to clinch up but Dump keeps it at a distance.
Dump throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dump connects with a leg kick. Zee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dump.
Dump slips a straight right by Zee.
Dump closes the distance and clinches.
Zee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dump presses Zee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zee looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zee can't get the takedown.
Dump scores with a shoulder strike.
Zee is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weaver Zee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dump throws a punch but it's blocked by Zee.
Dump gets through Zee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zee looking to slow down the pace here.
Zee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dump is stalling here.
Forrest Dump is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dump lands a right hand.
A short right from Dump on the inside.
Zee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dump is working Zee over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Zee is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Forrest Dump!
After winning the bout, Forrest Dump 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Garota de Ipanema as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a series of punches but Maake moves out of range.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maake misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Maake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Maake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos throws a right hand that Maake ducks under and follows up with a left that Maake also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Maake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maake moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Maake settles back down.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maake throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maake throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos 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.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maake 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.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maake circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Maake is just out of range.
Maake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos looks to land a combination but Maake avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Santos tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos tries a low kick but Maake avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Maake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos throws a combination. Maake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maake feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Maake works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maake is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Maake scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Maake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santos.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maake throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Maake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Maake scores with a decent looking hook.
Maake lands a jab.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Maake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Maake's leg but Maake calmly moves out of range.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos avoids the body shot from Maake.
Sloppy strikes from Maake. Those never looked like landing.
Maake scores with a punch to the head.
Maake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Maake catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Maake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maake scores with a leg kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a series of punches but Maake avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos is rocked!
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Maake finish him?
Maake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Maake backpedaling.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Maake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a jab when Maake was well out of range.
Maake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maake throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santos works over Maake's head and body with a nice combination.
Maake misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neymar Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maake misses with a looping left.
Maake throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Maake looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Maake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Maake.
Maake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos throws a right and a left that Maake avoids nicely.
Maake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maake counters with a straight right hand.
Maake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maake stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neymar Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maake tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Neymar Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maake back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maake sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Maake.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maake fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Maake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Maake tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maake avoids the head kick by Santos.
A big left from Maake misses.
Maake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maake avoids the head kick by Santos.
The fighters circling - Maake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maake. Maake obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Maake misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Maake moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Maake throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Maake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Maake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Maake.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Santos tries a low kick but Maake avoids it.
Maake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maake tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
Santos tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Maake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maake misses the shot to the body.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Maake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maake lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake motions for Santos to come forward. Maake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Santos scores with a hook.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Santos backs away, Maake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Maake misses.
Santos throws a hook but Maake blocks it.
A big right from Maake misses.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos unleashes a big counter combination but Maake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos thows a body kick. Maake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Maake.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maake is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with some punches.
Maake is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Maake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a low kick as Maake jumps back.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Maake moves his leg out of the way.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maake lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maake misses with a leg kick.
Maake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maake throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Maake.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cedric Maake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maake throws a body kick that misses.
Maake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos slips a straight right by Maake.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Maake just misses with a punch to the body.
Maake lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Maake scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Santos tenderised Maake's leg. Maake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maake tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos throws a leg kick but Maake checks it.
Maake is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Maake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake connects with a body shot.
Maake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Maake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maake lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Maake lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maake cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Maake thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos walks straight into a right hand from Maake - that's dropped him! Maake jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Santos from any more punishment! Santos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cedric Maake!
A very excited looking Cedric Maake 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.
Neymar Santos was interviewed post fight and said 'Merda!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Total Recall. Cama has chosen Lollipop as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cama.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quaid slips a straight right by Cama.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quaid gets a clinch.
Cama trying to stall but Quaid improves his position.
Cama lands with a light punch inside.
Cama has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
A head punch on the inside from Cama fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cama has Quaid pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Cama.
Cama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cama lands a left hand.
Cama blocking some punches.
Quaid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quaid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cama lands a right hand.
Cama tries to throw a body punch but Quaid avoids it by throwing Cama back against the cage.
Cama misses with a body punch.
Quaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cama.
Cama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cama is working Quaid over against the cage.
Quaid has a couple of punches blocked by Cama.
Cama throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cama pushes Quaid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quaid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Cama.
Cama tries to throw a body punch but Quaid avoids it by throwing Cama back against the cage.
Quaid has Cama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid prevents a body shot from Cama.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cama.
A short left from Cama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid is pushing Cama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Cama.
Cama struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
Cama gets through Quaid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quaid leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cama.
Quaid prevents a body shot from Cama.
Quaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid lands a right hand.
Cama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cama swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cama backwards.
Quaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Cama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cama is trying to stall.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Cama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cama takes a shot to the head.
Quaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cama tries to stall but Quaid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quaid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cama is keeping busy.
Cama tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.
Cama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quaid's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Quaid.
Cama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quaid.
Cama looking to slow down the pace here.
Cama looking to stall.
Cama is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cama lands with a short shot to the head.
Cama misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quaid backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cama throws a head punch that misses.
Quaid leaning against his opponent.
Cama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cama misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cama misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Quaid misses its intended target.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Quaid moves out of range of the body kick.
Cama feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Cama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quaid tries to counter with a takedown but Cama is quick to defend against it.
A clash of legs there as Quaid blocks the low kick.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid throws a good cross that connects.
Cama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama lands a slapping body shot.
Cama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Cama throws a hook but Quaid avoids it easily.
Cama connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama lands a body shot.
Cama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quaid seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cama slips a jab from Quaid.
Cama thumps Quaid with a low kick.
Cama tries to score with a low kick but Quaid moves his leg out of the way.
Cama lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Cama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Cama. That snapped Quaid's head back.
Cama throws a leg kick but Quaid checks it.
Cama throws a front kick aimed at Quaid's knee but Quaid avoids it well.
Pops Cama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quaid throws a body punch but Cama moves out of range.
Quaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cama clobbers Quaid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cama.
Cama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pops Cama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cama throws a push kick but Quaid slaps the foot to one side.
Quaid jabs Cama right on the nose. Cama blinks but takes it well.
Cama connects with a jab.
Quaid throws a body shot but no joy.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Cama.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Cama.
Cama scores with a jab. Quaid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cama was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Cama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quaid takes one to the side of the head.
Cama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quaid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quaid doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cama. Quaid shrugs it off though.
Quaid tries to bum rush Cama with a series of wild strikes but Cama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quaid misses with a left hand
and Quaid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cama is looking to land body kicks.
Cama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quaid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quaid scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cama manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid darts in looking for a takedown but Cama gets double underhooks and turns Quaid into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Quaid.
Cama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cama throws a chopping leg kick but Quaid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quaid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cama just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid moves out of range of the leg kick from Cama.
A big right from Cama misses.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cama connects with a single shot there.
Cama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quaid under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Cama.
Cama throws a good cross that connects.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cama moves away.
Cama throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama 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! This is the final round!
Cama tests Quaid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cama has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Quaid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quaid is rocked!
Cama avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Quaid moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCama.
Cama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cama scores with a leg kick.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Quaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cama.
Cama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quaid if he has to take too many more of those.
Quaid staying out of range there.
Cama throws a jab when Quaid was well out of range.
Quaid attempts a counter takedown but Cama avoids it well and moves away.
Cama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quaid on the side of the head.
Cama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.
Quaid feinted with a counter takedown.
Quaid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid blocks a head kick by Cama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid 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.
Cama slips under a jab from Quaid.
Cama avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Quaid checks a leg kick nicely.
Quaid attempts a counter takedown but Cama avoids it well and moves away.
Quaid is looking to wear down Cama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Cama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quaid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quaid misses with a head shot. Cama uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quaid 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.
Cama wants to get back to his feet but Quaid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quaid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cama is looking to stand up but Quaid isn't so interested in that idea.
Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Quaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quaid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cama swivels and escapes.
Quaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Cama is out of range.
Good leg kick by Cama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quaid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Cama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quaid.
Quaid throws a body shot but no joy.
Quaid checks the leg kick.
Cama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quaid swings for the body but Cama moves out of range.
Cama slips a jab from Quaid.
Cama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Cama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cama unleashes a big counter combination but Quaid bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pops Cama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cama to the mat! Cama manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaid prevents Cama from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Cama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cama wants to stand up but Quaid is controlling him.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pops Cama.
I've got Cama 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Cama!
After the fight, Pops Cama was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Douglas Quaid was interviewed post fight and said 'That one was from Santa!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi misses the jab.
Kravinoff misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Kravinoff misses.
Kiddi looks to land a left hand but Kravinoff moved out of range nicely.
Kiddi motions for Kravinoff to come forward. Kiddi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kravinoff thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kiddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kravinoff throws out the jab.
Kiddi staying out of range there.
Kiddi tries to move into range but Kravinoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Kiddi off balance momentarily.
Kravinoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Kravinoff catches Kiddi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kravinoff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Kravinoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kiddi counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sergei Kravinoff has been cut.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravinoff manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravinoff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravinoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiddi throws out the jab.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from Kravinoff.
Kiddi throws out a counter right but Kravinoff avoids it with no problem.
Kravinoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Kravinoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiddi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kiddi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiddi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kravinoff connects with an inside leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a big shot that misses.
Kiddi slips under a jab from Kravinoff.
Kiddi missing with a left hand there. Kravinoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kravinoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravinoff thumps Kiddi with a low kick.
Kravinoff cracks Kiddi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kravinoff avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kravinoff is just out of range.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kravinoff misses the shot to the body.
Kravinoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Kiddi off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kravinoff scores with a push kick.
Kravinoff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kravinoff 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.
Kiddi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kravinoff tries to keep at a distance but Kiddi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiddi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kravinoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kiddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kravinoff controls his hands.
Kiddi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kravinoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kravinoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kravinoff.
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kravinoff.
Kiddi lands with a left to the head.
Kravinoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiddi.
Kiddi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kravinoff.
Kiddi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kravinoff fails to land.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kravinoff misses with a punch to the body.
Kravinoff blocking some punches.
Kiddi misses with a body punch.
Kiddi prevents a body shot from Kravinoff.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi has a couple of punches blocked by Kravinoff.
Kiddi lands a body punch.
Kiddi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kravinoff throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff can't break the clinch.
Kravinoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kravinoff throws a push kick but Kiddi slaps the foot to one side.
Kravinoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiddi.
An inside leg kick lands from Kravinoff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi checks the leg kick.
Kiddi checks a leg kick.
Kravinoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravinoff manages to avoid it.
Kiddi cracks Kravinoff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Kiddi tenderised Kravinoff's leg. Kravinoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravinoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kravinoff.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravinoff misses with the body kick
and Kiddi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kravinoff!
Kiddi working the ground and pound but Kravinoff is defending the strikes.
Kiddi is looking to take a break and control but Kravinoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiddi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 Sergei Kravinoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kravinoff throws a front kick aimed at Kiddi's knee but Kiddi avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kravinoff.
An inside leg kick from Kravinoff misses.
Kravinoff throws out a powerful jab.
Kiddi misses with a looping left.
Kravinoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from Kravinoff.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravinoff moves away.
Kiddi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
Nice body kick there by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiddi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kravinoff scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravinoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiddi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kravinoff momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kravinoff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kravinoff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiddi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiddi misses with a hook.
Kravinoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiddi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sergei Kravinoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Kravinoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kiddi wants to land a leg kick but Kravinoff is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kravinoff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kravinoff swings for the body but Kiddi moves out of range.
Kravinoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Kravinoff avoids the head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws out a powerful jab.
Kravinoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kravinoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravinoff misses with a body shot.
Kiddi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravinoff manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kravinoff misses the target.
Kravinoff lands a jab to the nose.
Kiddi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi moves out of range as Kravinoff throws a body kick.
Kravinoff checks the leg kick.
Kravinoff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kravinoff thuds a left hand into Kiddi's body.
Kiddi slips under a jab.
And Kiddi tries to counter it with a takedown but Kravinoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kravinoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kravinoff delivers a nice body kick.
Kiddi scores with a shot to the body.
Kravinoff is looking to land body kicks.
Kravinoff jabs at Kiddi's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a low kick but Kravinoff moves out of range easily.
Kravinoff misses with a straight left.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
Kiddi tries a quick counter leg kick but Kravinoff is wise to it.
Kravinoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiddi.
Kravinoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
That kick from Kiddi tenderised Kravinoff's leg. Kravinoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but Kiddi avoids it.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick which misses Kiddi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiddi tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kravinoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiddi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiddi lands a body shot.
Kravinoff blocks the body kick.
Kiddi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiddi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kravinoff.
Kiddi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiddi is looking to slow Kravinoff down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kravinoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kravinoff takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff misses with a hook to the body
and Kiddi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kravinoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kravinoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiddi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kravinoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kravinoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kravinoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiddi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiddi walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kravinoff.
A countering left hand to the body from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kravinoff counters with a body kick that stops Kiddi in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravinoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiddi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kravinoff throws a big shot that misses.
Kravinoff lands a nice hook to Kiddi's body. Kiddi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Kravinoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff'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!
Kravinoff works over Kiddi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kiddi throws a head kick that Kravinoff semi-blocks.
Kravinoff throws a head kick but Kiddi moves out of range.
Kiddi wants to counter with a clinch but Kravinoff pushes him away.
Kiddi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiddi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kravinoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kravinoff manages to avoid it.
Kravinoff tried to score with a low kick but Kiddi checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiddi. Kravinoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiddi misses with a body kick.
Kravinoff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi moves forwards but Kravinoff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiddi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiddi takes a swing at Kravinoff's ribcage but misses.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Kravinoff checks it.
Kravinoff tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiddi avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kravinoff.
Kiddi scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiddi.
Kravinoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiddi scores with a shot to the body.
Kiddi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kravinoff.
Kiddi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kravinoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Kravinoff misses with a looping left.
Kiddi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kravinoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kiddi takes a swing at Kravinoff's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kravinoff. That snapped Kiddi's head back.
Kravinoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galdra Kiddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiddi manages to avoid it.
Kiddi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kravinoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to move into range but Kravinoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kravinoff keeps the fight on the outside.
As Kiddi backs away, Kravinoff returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiddi wants to land a leg kick but Kravinoff is out of range.
Kravinoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Kravinoff lands with a kick to the temple. Kiddi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravinoff moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Kravinoff there.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiddi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kravinoff.
Kiddi cracks a nice hook into Kravinoff's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Kiddi.
Kiddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kravinoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Kravinoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kravinoff.
Kiddi swings widly with a right hand
and Kravinoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiddi, as that shot connected.
Kiddi swings for the body but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff looks to land a combination. Kiddi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiddi looks for a takedown but Kravinoff sprawls well.
Kiddi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kravinoff cracks Kiddi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiddi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kravinoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kravinoff scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Sergei Kravinoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiddi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kravinoff - the referee stops the clock and Kiddi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kravinoff. Kiddi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kravinoff scores with a body shot.
Kravinoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiddi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kravinoff punishes Kiddi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up with Kravinoff, looking for a takedown. Kiddi pushes Kravinoff against the cage but Kravinoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiddi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kravinoff - the referee stops the clock and Kiddi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kravinoff. Kiddi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kiddi shoots for a double leg takedown but Kravinoff sprawls well. He's pushed Kiddi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sergei Kravinoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galdra Kiddi.
Kravinoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Kravinoff lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
You can see that Kiddi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That kick from Kravinoff tenderised Kiddi's leg. Kiddi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravinoff throws the kick towards the body but Kiddi avoids it.
Kravinoff swings for the body but Kiddi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Kravinoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kravinoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Kravinoff!
Sergei Kravinoff took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fuck you fuck dis place fuck tycoon. I vill kill everyone.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Flower. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshal's choice of entrance music: Remember the name. Herkules Nowacki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eliah Marshal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal looks to throw the jab but Nowacki is out of range.
Nowacki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nowacki looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshal is just out of range.
Nowacki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marshal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nowacki!
Marshal avoids the head kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshal's calf.
Nowacki connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
Nowacki looks to land a body kick but Marshal moved away.
Marshal throws a head kick that Nowacki semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
A big right from Nowacki misses.
Nowacki misses with an uppercut. Marshal saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Marshal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowacki scores with a body shot.
Nowacki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Marshal misses.
Nowacki drives through and clinches with Marshal against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Marshal misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowacki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowacki lands an uppercut.
Nowacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowacki tries a body shot but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Nowacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowacki presses Marshal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Eliah Marshal has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Nowacki's ribcage.
Nowacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nowacki.
Nowacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshal works on Nowacki's body with a couple of short punches.
Nowacki throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marshal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Nowacki on the inside.
Marshal misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshals head.
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Nowacki gets through Marshal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Nowacki as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow.
Nowacki tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing Nowacki back against the cage.
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Nowacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nowacki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Nowacki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Nowacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nowacki sizes up Marshal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Nowacki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Nowacki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a hook
and Nowacki counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowacki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nowacki swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Nowacki misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nowacki. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nowacki throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Marshal to counter with a crisp jab.
Nowacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
Nowacki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshal is able to avoid easily.
Marshal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Nowacki does no damage.
Marshal avoids the body shot from Nowacki.
Nowacki sets himself, and Marshal steps forward looking for the clinch! Nowacki avoids it this time.
Marshal throws the left hand but Nowacki avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal scoring well with a low kick there.
Nowacki slips a jab from Marshal.
Nowacki misses with a body kick.
Marshal is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eliah Marshal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nowacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshal can pounce on him.
Nowacki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marshal blocks a head kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki looks to throw the jab but Marshal is out of range.
Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land a leg kick but Nowacki saw it coming and moves away.
Marshal throws a front kick aimed at Nowacki's knee but Nowacki avoids it well.
Marshal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nowacki. That did some damage!
Nowacki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowacki.
Nowacki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshal to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki tries to bum rush Marshal with a series of wild strikes but Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nowacki looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
Nowacki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshal's head backwards.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. Nowacki moves away and avoids it.
Nowacki throws a chopping leg kick but Marshal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki moves into the clinch.
Nowacki misses with a body punch.
Marshal lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marshal.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki lands a body punch.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Nowacki avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Marshal swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal blocking some punches.
Nowacki looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
Nowacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshal can do to turn this around?
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Marshal.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nowacki throws an elbow but misses.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nowacki slows down the pace here.
Nowacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowacki won't want to take too many of those.
Nowacki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Marshal breaks the clinch.
Nowacki missing with a left hand there. Marshal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Marshal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marshal looks to throw the jab but Nowacki is out of range.
Nowacki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nowacki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for Marshal's leg but Marshal calmly moves out of range.
Nowacki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marshal lands a jab to the head.
Nowacki slips a jab from Marshal.
Nowacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Nowacki swings widly with a right hand
and Marshal counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nowacki cracks a nice hook into Marshal's ribs.
Herkules Nowacki is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowacki throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal tries to move into range but Nowacki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marshal scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshal blocks the body kick.
Marshal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshal dodges the punch combination from Nowacki.
Nowacki moves out of range as Marshal throws a body kick.
Marshal throws a looping overhand right but Nowacki ducks down to avoid it.
Nowacki tries to counter by clinching up but Marshal breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. Nowacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nowacki, as that shot connected.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Nowacki tries to bum rush Marshal with a series of wild strikes but Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a leg kick.
Nowacki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal avoids the body shot from Nowacki.
Nowacki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowacki defending well as Marshal loads up on a big left hand.
Marshal scoring well with a low kick there.
Nowacki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nowacki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nowacki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for Marshal's leg but Marshal calmly moves out of range.
Marshal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marshal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nowacki throws a low kick but Marshal moves out of range easily.
Marshal missing with a left hand there. Nowacki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Nowacki counters with a quick kick to the body but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal wants to slow Nowacki down by chopping away at his legs.
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshal.
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eliah Marshal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nowacki is looking to slow Marshal down with leg kicks.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Nowacki moves out of range easily.
Nowacki lands a jab to Marshal's midsection.
Marshal misses with a hook. Nowacki ducked under it nicely.
Nowacki misses with a body kick.
Marshal was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marshal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nowacki. Nowacki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Marshal finds it's target.
Marshal cracks Nowacki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nowacki misses with a body shot.
Nowacki moves out of range as Marshal throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal throws a body punch but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki lunges at Marshal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshal's hand.
Marshal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Nowacki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowacki.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nowacki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marshal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Nowacki misses the target.
Nowacki tries to clinch there but Marshal circles away.
Nowacki misses with a wild body shot.
Nowacki misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marshal! But no joy.
Marshal misses with a hook. Nowacki ducked under it nicely.
Marshal throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowacki.
Nowacki cracks a nice hook into Marshal's ribs.
Nowacki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nowacki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nowacki sizes up Marshal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nowackis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nowacki tenderised Marshal's leg. Marshal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from Nowacki.
Marshal tries a quick counter leg kick but Nowacki is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Marshal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowacki misses with a body shot.
Marshal lands a jab to Nowacki's midsection.
Nowacki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Marshal. Beautiful body shot.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Marshal tried to score with a low kick but Nowacki checks it.
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowacki manages to avoid it.
Nowacki is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
Marshal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshal.
Nowacki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki closes the distance and pushes Marshal back into the cage.
Marshal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Herkules Nowacki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki gets through Marshal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marshal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nowacki misses with a knee strike.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Marshal fails to land.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Nowacki avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Nowacki trying to stall but Marshal improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marshal is leaning against Nowacki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshal avoids the elbow strike from Nowacki, against the cage.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nowacki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
Nowacki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki scores with a jab to the head.
Marshal lands with a kick to the temple. Nowacki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marshal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nowacki.
Marshal tries to land a leg kick but Nowacki saw it coming and moves away.
Nowacki staying out of range there.
Nowacki walks into a jab.
Nowacki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nowacki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nowacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshal.
It looked like Nowacki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowacki.
Nowacki lands with a cross.
Nowacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Marshal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Nowacki off balance momentarily.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliah Marshal.
I think Marshal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!
Our winner, Eliah Marshal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nir Sosa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Dzhumagaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a low kick as Sosa jumps back.
Dzhumagaliev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Sosa scores with a push kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa looks to land a right hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice looking body shot.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dzhumagaliev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dzhumagaliev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sosa's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dzhumagaliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sosa feints and then cracks Dzhumagaliev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dzhumagaliev down.
Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
A counter left hand to the body from Dzhumagaliev misses its target.
Sosa looks to land a combination but Dzhumagaliev avoids it well.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dzhumagaliev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosa at a distance.
Sosa punishes Dzhumagaliev's body with a nice straight punch.
Sosa lands with a kick to the temple. Dzhumagaliev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dzhumagaliev connects with a crisp jab.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Dzhumagaliev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a low kick but Sosa moves out of range easily.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhumagaliev lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dzhumagaliev. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a kick to the body.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzhumagaliev manages to avoid it.
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dzhumagaliev. That did some damage!
Dzhumagaliev throws a sloppy head kick and Sosa moves out of range easily.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a wild body shot.
Sosa looking to score a takedown here. Dzhumagaliev is defending well but Sosa drives through and ends up in Dzhumagaliev's guard.
Sosa prevents Dzhumagaliev from getting back to his feet.
Sosa trying to control but Dzhumagaliev is working from the bottom.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Dzhumagaliev has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to pass the guard but Dzhumagaliev is keeping the position.
Sosa won't allow Dzhumagaliev to get back to his feet.
Sosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dzhumagaliev's head.
Sosa trying to control but Dzhumagaliev is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev lands a jab to Sosa's midsection.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Dzhumagaliev lands but Sosa takes it in his stride.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dzhumagaliev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sosa scrambles back to his feet.
Sosa is looking to slow Dzhumagaliev down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dzhumagaliev - the referee stops the clock and Sosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dzhumagaliev. Sosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sosa works Dzhumagaliev's body with a nice hook.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Sosa as he connects with a hook.
Dzhumagaliev tries to bum rush Sosa with a series of wild strikes but Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a body shot that sends Sosa's belly button to the back.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dzhumagaliev sprawls well. Dzhumagaliev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Dzhumagaliev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sosa. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
Sosa thuds a left hand into Dzhumagaliev's body.
Sosa tried to score with a low kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it.
Dzhumagaliev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sosa slips a straight right by Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev digs a good hook to Sosa's body.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dzhumagaliev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dzhumagaliev lands a slapping body shot.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to wear down Sosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dzhumagaliev throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Sosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dzhumagaliev defends it well.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
Sosa lands a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sosa.
Sosa looks to land a right hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range.
Dzhumagaliev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sosa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dzhumagaliev, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Sosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dzhumagaliev doesn't seem phased though.
Dzhumagaliev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?
Sosa tried to score with a low kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dzhumagaliev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Dzhumagaliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa misses with a hook. Dzhumagaliev ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dzhumagaliev defends it well.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Sosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sosa punishes Dzhumagaliev's body with a nice straight punch.
Dzhumagaliev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhumagaliev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dzhumagaliev throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dzhumagaliev lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Sosa throws a front kick that sends Dzhumagaliev stumbling back into the cage.
Dzhumagaliev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sosa slips under a jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dzhumagaliev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sosa. Sosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev slips under a jab.
Sosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sosa.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is winning the standup battle so far.
Dzhumagaliev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dzhumagaliev on his heels. He'll look to pass Dzhumagaliev's guard now, I'm sure.
Dzhumagaliev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosa.
Sosa lands a couple of digs.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dzhumagaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range nicely.
Dzhumagaliev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dzhumagaliev scrambles back to his feet.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Dzhumagaliev off the cage and back into range.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dzhumagaliev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sosa's head.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa throws a low kick but Dzhumagaliev avoids it.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dzhumagaliev.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
Sosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dzhumagaliev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sosa misses with a two punch combination.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dzhumagaliev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Sosa.
Dzhumagaliev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dzhumagaliev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sosa.
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!
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa throws a head kick but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa looks to land a combination but Dzhumagaliev avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Dzhumagaliev down.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Sosa catches Dzhumagaliev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dzhumagaliev connects with a single shot there.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dzhumagaliev throws a quick counter head kick but Sosa was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sosa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Sosa lands with a straight right. Dzhumagaliev didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Dzhumagaliev down.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Dzhumagaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa shoots in and drives through. Dzhumagaliev sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sosa.
Dzhumagaliev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a jab.
Sosa dives in and grabs Dzhumagaliev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dzhumagaliev pushes down on Sosa's head and hops out.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Dzhumagaliev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sosa can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Nice body punch from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses
and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dzhumagaliev won't be happy with that.
Sosa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dzhumagaliev wants to get back to his feet.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dzhumagaliev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
A very excited looking Nikolai Dzhumagaliev 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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