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UMA 27: Anders vs Fury PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delanie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Goldberg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Delanie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Goldberg is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Goldberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeps trying to improve his position.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Goldberg pulls Walker in close to prevent any damage.
Walker stands up over Goldberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldberg has Walker pulled in close to control his posture.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldberg tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walker is nestled in close to Goldberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldberg is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldberg looking for submissions off his back.
Walker wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker content to control rather than advance.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Goldberg is defending well.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker trying to control the action but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
Goldberg is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker passes to full mount!
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldberg hang on?
Goldberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delanie Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldberg defends it nicely.
Goldberg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walker is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Walker is controlling Goldberg's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Delanie Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg is controlling the pace.
Goldberg prevents Walker from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Goldberg is going to stand back up.
Goldberg is taking a breather. Walker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Walker regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goldberg is stalling in the full guard.
Goldberg won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goldberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goldberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goldberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker.
Goldberg is trying to escape the position but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Goldberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker tries to pass to full mount but Goldberg defends it.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg gets back to full guard.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Delanie Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goldberg is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Goldberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldberg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walker to the ground. Goldberg is now in Walker's guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is trying to keep Goldberg in close.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to control the position but Goldberg postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goldberg pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg successfully pulls guard.
Goldberg has Walker pulled in close to control his posture.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goldberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker passes into half guard.
Walker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Goldberg is defending well.
Walker wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker working Goldberg over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Walker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Walker lands a couple of good shots and Goldberg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Walker landing with strikes.
Walker scores with punches and elbows.
Walker punishes Goldberg with strikes from the back mount.
Walker controls the position.
Goldberg is trapped and Walker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker has the hooks in. Goldberg is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Walker loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Goldberg hold on?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Walker's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Walker lands shots from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldberg just trying to survive but Walker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Walker scores with punches to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Walker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Delanie Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delanie Walker!
Delanie Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taiki Tsubasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsubasa comes to the cage accompanied by Keith Ape - 잊지마. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taiki Tsubasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Wright!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsubasa darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Tsubasa keeps him there for the moment.
Wright blocks a body shot from Tsubasa.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tsubasa lands a shoulder strike.
Tsubasa lands a right hand.
A short right from Tsubasa.
Tsubasa throws a head punch that misses.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsubasas head.
Still in the clinch, Tsubasa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tsubasa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsubasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsubasa keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsubasa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsubasa lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wright's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tsubasa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Tsubasa avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Tsubasa is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tsubasa tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Tsubasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubasa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsubasa tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Tsubasa back against the cage.
Tsubasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright misses with some punches.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wright has eaten all the pies!
Wright can't break the clinch.
Tsubasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Tsubasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Tsubasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Tsubasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocks a body shot from Tsubasa.
Tsubasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsubasa lands with a left to the head.
Tsubasa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright is trying to push Tsubasa away but Tsubasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Wright.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsubasa.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsubasa.
Tsubasa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsubasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright is trying to push Tsubasa away but Tsubasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tsubasa misses with a punch to the body.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsubasa controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Tsubasa.
Wright looks winded!
Tsubasa lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsubasa digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Tsubasa is working Wright over against the cage.
Tsubasa scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Tsubasa presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsubasa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsubasa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tsubasa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tsubasa lands with a right to the head.
Tsubasa presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsubasa lands a shoulder strike.
Wright is rocked!
Tsubasa is working Wright over against the cage.
Tsubasa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Tsubasa lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubasa lands a shoulder strike.
Tsubasa lands with a light punch inside.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsubasa finish him?
Tsubasa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsubasa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wright with a big uppercut! Wright tries to clinch up but Tsubasa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wright to the mat! Wright covers up and Tsubasa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taiki Tsubasa!
Taiki Tsubasa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Abramson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Chekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Abramson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Abramson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Chekov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramson lands a left and a right that send Chekov crashing to the mat, dazed. Abramson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vladmir Chekov has been cut.
Chekov moves into range and clinches up with Abramson.
Chekov jumps guard and drags Abramson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chekov looking to control.
Chekov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abramson keeping moving, preventing Chekov from controlling successfully.
Chekov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chekov is stalling in the full guard.
Chekov throwing strikes but missing.
Chekov passes Abramson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chekov trying to control from half guard but Abramson is working away.
Abramson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abramson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chekov wants to pass the guard but Abramson is keeping the position.
Abramson keeping moving, preventing Chekov from controlling successfully.
Chekov wanted to stand there but Abramson had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abramson throws a nice looking combination but Chekov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chekov tries to counter with a clinch but Abramson shakes him off and moves away.
Chekov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abramson but Abramson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abramson tries to keep at a distance but Chekov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekov jumps guard.
Abramson is pushing down on Chekov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chekov is fighting to maintain full guard but Abramson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abramson is keen to just control but Chekov is a slippery customer.
Chekov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abramson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chekov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chekov wants to control but Abramson is keeping busy.
Chekov is trying to stand.
Chekov wants to control but Abramson is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abramson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chekov on the ground.
Abramson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chekov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramson prevents Chekov from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chekov.
Abramson throws a looping overhand right but Chekov ducks down to avoid it.
Chekov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Abramson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Abramson's face as Chekov controls the position.
Chekov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abramson to his feet.
Chekov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladmir Chekov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Chekov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abramson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chekov defends it nicely.
A head kick from Abramson lands but Chekov takes it in his stride.
Chekov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abramson blocks a head kick by Chekov.
Chekov has closed the distance and engaged Abramson in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chekov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abramson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chekov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Abramson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abramson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson throws a series of punches but Chekov avoids them all with ease.
Chekov scores with a head kick.
Abramson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chekov circles away.
Abramson closes the distance and clinches up with Chekov, looking for a takedown. Abramson pushes Chekov against the cage but Chekov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chekov closes the distance and clinches.
Chekov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chekov keeping moving, preventing Abramson from controlling successfully.
Chekov is trying to control the position but Abramson postures up.
Chekov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Chekov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Chekov to work.
Chekov gets control of Abramson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chekov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Abramson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abramson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chekov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chekov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chekov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson tries to kick Chekov off in order to stand up. Chekov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Chekov trying to control the position but Abramson is working away.
Chekov decides to stand back up.
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.
Chekov throws a right and a left that Abramson avoids nicely.
Chekov shoots for a double leg takedown but Abramson sprawls well. He's pushed Chekov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abramson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chekov sprawls well. Chekov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abramson gets slowly back to his feet.
Chekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abramson.
Chekov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chekov has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Chekov with that takedown attempt.
Chekov lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladmir Chekov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Chekov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abramson stuffs the takedown attempt from Chekov. Chekov gets slowly back to his feet.
Chekov gets a takedown into half guard.
Abramson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chekov jumps into side control!
Abramson is not content to let Chekov control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson being controlled for a moment.
Chekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson is trying to control Chekov's posture but Chekov avoids it.
Chekov decides to stand back up. Chekov steps back and let's Abramson get back to his feet.
Chekov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chekov lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abramson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chekov postures up and lands a big shot to Abramson's brow.
Chekov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chekov wants to pass the guard but Abramson is keeping the position.
Chekov passes Abramson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abramson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekov is trying to control the action in half guard but Abramson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abramson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Chekov manages to pass to mount!
Chekov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Abramson tries to hold on but Chekov postures up.
Chekov tries to control but Abramson wriggling away.
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.
Abramson is in a horrible position here. Chekov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abramson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chekov lands a heavy elbow.
Chekov scoring with strikes but Abramson is staying in there.
Chekov controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abramson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladmir Chekov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chekov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Chekov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andres Gatmaitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatmaitan tries to land a leg kick but Eriksson saw it coming and moves away.
Eriksson works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eriksson.
Eriksson rushes Gatmaitan and presses him up against the cage.
Eriksson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eriksson looking to stall.
Eriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Gatmaitan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eriksson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gatmaitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatmaitan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eriksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatmaitan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gatmaitan lands a shot to the body.
Eriksson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gatmaitan misses with a knee strike.
Eriksson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gatmaitan looking to throw knees to the head but Eriksson is blocking nicely.
Gatmaitan works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson looks winded!
Gatmaitan throws a punch but it's blocked by Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gatmaitan misses with a knee to the head.
Gatmaitan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gatmaitan is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eriksson.
Eriksson has Gatmaitan pushed against the cage.
Eriksson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gatmaitan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gatmaitan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eriksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gatmaitan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gatmaitan throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatmaitan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gatmaitan keeps control of Eriksson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gatmaitan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gatmaitan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
Eriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eriksson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gatmaitan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gatmaitan scores with a jab to the head.
Gatmaitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eriksson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gatmaitan delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Gatmaitan blocks the leg kick.
Gatmaitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson throws a head kick but Gatmaitan moves out of range.
Gatmaitan misses with a few strikes there.
Eriksson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatmaitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatmaitan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gatmaitan misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gatmaitan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gatmaitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatmaitan.
A slow jab from Gatmaitan misses its intended target.
Eriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gatmaitan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eriksson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gatmaitan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eriksson avoids it.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Gatmaitan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eriksson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gatmaitan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksson's brow.
Gatmaitan lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatmaitan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eriksson.
Gatmaitan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Gatmaitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatmaitan avoids the head kick by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan blocks a head kick by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gatmaitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eriksson manages to avoid it.
Gatmaitan misses with a hook to the body
and Eriksson counters by moving into the clinch.
Gatmaitan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gatmaitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Gatmaitan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gatmaitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eriksson is looking for the big counter here.
Gatmaitan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatmaitan avoids the head kick by Eriksson.
Eriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gatmaitan keeps Eriksson at a distance using the push kick.
Gatmaitan clinches up against the cage.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eriksson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eriksson effectively controlling the action here.
Gatmaitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatmaitan tries a body shot but Eriksson blocks it.
Andres Gatmaitan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eriksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gatmaitan avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eriksson obliges.
Eriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatmaitan is defending well for now.
Gatmaitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gatmaitan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksson managing to block the knees to the body from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson missing with knees to the body.
Gatmaitan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eriksson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatmaitan is defending well for now.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Gatmaitan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Gatmaitan improves position.
Gatmaitan working aggressively here.
Gatmaitan tries a body shot but Eriksson blocks it.
Eriksson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatmaitan throws a punch but it's blocked by Eriksson.
Eriksson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gatmaitan gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the cage.
Eriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gatmaitan up against the cage.
Gatmaitan lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatmaitan tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksson avoids the damage to the body.
Gatmaitan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Gatmaitan improves position.
Gatmaitan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lars Eriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatmaitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEriksson.
Gatmaitan swings for the body but Eriksson moves out of range.
Gatmaitan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eriksson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eriksson moves out of range as Gatmaitan throws a body kick.
Andres Gatmaitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatmaitan being controlled against the cage.
Eriksson blocks a body shot from Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan can't find room to land a body shot as Eriksson controls the action.
Eriksson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eriksson.
Eriksson working Gatmaitan over with knees to the body.
Eriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eriksson scores with a shot to the side of Gatmaitan's head.
Eriksson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksson slows down the pace here.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatmaitan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson gets a clinch.
Eriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatmaitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eriksson's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gatmaitan.
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!
Eriksson lands an uppercut.
Eriksson lands an elbow inside that Gatmaitan shrugs off.
Eriksson lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatmaitan.
Eriksson is working Gatmaitan over against the cage.
Eriksson lands an elbow inside.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gatmaitan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gatmaitan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gatmaitan scrambles back to his feet.
Gatmaitan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gatmaitan is rocked!
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Eriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Eriksson has Gatmaitan up against the cage in a clinch.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gatmaitan scores a nice knee to the body.
Gatmaitan pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatmaitan cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Gatmaitan has a couple of punches blocked by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eriksson breaks the clinch.
Gatmaitan misses with a shot to the body
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson 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.
Gatmaitan is looking to wear down Eriksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eriksson avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatmaitan throws a right hand that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Gatmaitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eriksson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eriksson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gatmaitan defending well as Eriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Gatmaitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatmaitan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gatmaitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eriksson feints a counter leg kick.
Gatmaitan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatmaitan seems to have got his legs back now.
Gatmaitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Eriksson. Beautiful body shot.
Gatmaitan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eriksson.
Gatmaitan avoids the head kick by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan closes the distance and pushes Eriksson back into the cage.
Eriksson is pushing Gatmaitan 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to control Gatmaitan's arms but Gatmaitan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eriksson has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gatmaitan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson taking a breather.
Gatmaitan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eriksson.
Gatmaitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eriksson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gatmaitan missing with knees to the body.
Eriksson avoiding damage as Gatmaitan throws knees to the body.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson blocks the body kick.
Eriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Gatmaitan off balance momentarily.
Eriksson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatmaitan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eriksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eriksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eriksson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gatmaitan misses with the body kick
and Eriksson counters with a straight right hand.
Gatmaitan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eriksson.
Gatmaitan needs to keep his hands up - Eriksson had a free shot at his head there.
Eriksson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gatmaitan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gatmaitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gatmaitan throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatmaitan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Eriksson.
Eriksson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gatmaitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson rushes Gatmaitan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eriksson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson lands a knee to the body.
Eriksson lands a nice elbow.
Eriksson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gatmaitan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gatmaitan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eriksson slows down the pace here.
Gatmaitan trying to land knees to the body.
Eriksson lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Eriksson to work.
Gatmaitan trying to land knees to the body.
Eriksson scores with a shot to the side of Gatmaitan's head.
Eriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gatmaitan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eriksson lands a left hand.
Eriksson lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Eriksson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eriksson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Eriksson!
A relieved looking Lars Eriksson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Gasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Brazol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Gasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartosz Brazol!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gasanov swings for the body but Brazol moves out of range.
Gasanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brazol.
Gasanov throws a looping overhand right but Brazol ducks down to avoid it.
Gasanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brazol manages to avoid it.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov avoids them all with ease.
Gasanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartosz Brazol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brazol avoids the body shot from Gasanov.
Brazol is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brazol misses with a series of wild punches.
Brazol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gasanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brazol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gasanov loads up on a big right hand but Brazol slips the punch.
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Gasanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brazol's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brazol duly obliges.
Gasanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gasanov throws a lazy right hand but Brazol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brazol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gasanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Gasanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brazol.
A punch combination from Brazol misses.
Gasanov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gasanov misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gasanov misses with a body shot.
Gasanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Brazol misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gasanov misses the target.
Gasanov misses with a looping left.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Brazol does no damage.
Brazol looks to land a combination but Gasanov avoids it well.
Donk. Gasanov catches Brazol right on the button with a cross.
Gasanov slips a jab and a cross from Brazol.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gasanov, right into the meat.
Brazol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Gasanov misses.
Gasanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brazol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brazol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brazol looks winded!
Gasanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasanov feints and then cracks Brazol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brazol down.
Brazol fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gasanov.
Brazol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gasanov misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gasanov.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gasanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Brazol's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brazol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gasanov throws a series of punches but Brazol moves out of range.
Gasanov slips a jab and a cross from Brazol.
Gasanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gasanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brazol. Brazol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Gasanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gasanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov moves out of range.
Gasanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gasanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Brazol blocks a jab.
Gasanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Gasanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brazol circles away quickly and effectively.
Brazol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gasanov cracks a nice hook into Brazol's ribs.
Brazol slips a jab from Gasanov.
Gasanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Gasanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brazol misses with a two punch combination.
Gasanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brazol misses with a combination
and Gasanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gasanov misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brazol stalks Gasanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gasanov's face. Gasanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Brazol misses with a two punch combination.
Gasanov throws a hook to the side of Brazol's head but Brazol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
Brazol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brazol misses with a few strikes there.
Gasanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Gasanov misses.
Brazol misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gasanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brazol misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Gasanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brazol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Gasanov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gasanov misses the shot to the body.
Gasanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gasanov lands a leg kick that knocks Brazol off balance momentarily.
Gasanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brazol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gasanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Gasanov throws a hook but Brazol avoids it easily.
Mamed Gasanov is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Brazol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gasanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Brazol avoids the body shot from Gasanov.
Gasanov connects with a right hand. Brazol shakes it off.
Mamed Gasanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Gasanov tenderised Brazol's leg. Brazol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gasanov feints and then cracks Brazol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brazol down.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
A combination from Brazol does no damage.
Gasanov is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brazol looks to land a combination but Gasanov avoids it well.
Brazol staying out of range there.
Brazol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gasanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gasanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Gasanov backs off Brazol throws a huge counter combo but Gasanov manages to avoid it all.
Brazol is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gasanov. Brazol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brazol misses with a wild combination.
Gasanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brazol circles away quickly and effectively.
Brazol misses with a double jab.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
Gasanov misses with the combination.
Gasanov scores with a body shot.
Gasanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gasanov misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brazol ducks under a wild hook from Gasanov.
Gasanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gasanov misses with a double jab.
Brazol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gasanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brazol misses with a double jab
and Gasanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gasanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brazol can do to turn this around?
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!
Brazol misses with the combination.
Gasanov misses with a few strikes there.
Gasanov misses with a looping left.
Brazol lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brazol fails to land with a series of punches.
Gasanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brazol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brazol misses with the combination.
Brazol throws a right hand that Gasanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gasanov also avoids with ease.
Gasanov throws a shot from downtown. Brazol moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Brazol.
Brazol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Brazol misses with the combination.
Brazol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gasanov is looking for a counter combo.
Gasanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brazol throws a right and a left that Gasanov avoids nicely.
Gasanov misses with a wild body shot.
Brazol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brazol tries to bum rush Gasanov with a series of wild strikes but Gasanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gasanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gasanov just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Gasanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gasanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brazol.
Gasanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brazol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gasanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gasanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brazol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Gasanov throws a big counter combination but Brazol scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brazol tries to bum rush Gasanov with a series of wild strikes but Gasanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brazol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gasanov.
Gasanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brazol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gasanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Brazol's head.
Brazol tries to bum rush Gasanov with a series of wild strikes but Gasanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gasanov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brazol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gasanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brazol scrambles back to his feet.
Brazol misses with a series of wild punches.
Brazol throws a combination that misses
and Gasanov counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Gasanov - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gasanov. That's going to slow Brazol down.
Gasanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Gasanov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brazol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gasanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov avoids them all with ease.
Gasanov throws a big counter combination but Brazol scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gasanov slips a jab and a cross from Brazol.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gasanov.
Brazol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Gasanov misses with a straight right.
Gasanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brazol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gasanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gasanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brazol avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gasanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brazol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gasanov. Brazol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gasanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gasanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brazol at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
Gasanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brazol slips a straight right by Gasanov.
Brazol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Gasanov misses.
Brazol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brazol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasanov can pounce on him.
Gasanov throws a series of punches but Brazol moves out of range.
Gasanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gasanov misses with a few strikes there.
Brazol fails to land with a series of punches.
Brazol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brazol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gasanov lands a jab to the head.
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!
Brazol tries to bum rush Gasanov with a series of wild strikes but Gasanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasanov misses with an uppercut.
Gasanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gasanov.
Brazol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brazol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brazol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gasanov lands a really nice looking cross but Brazol seems unphased.
Gasanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brazol misses with a double jab
and Gasanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brazol staying out of range there.
Brazol fails to land with a series of punches.
Brazol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gasanov tries to bum rush Brazol with a series of wild strikes but Brazol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gasanov dips to his left and cracks Brazol with an uppercut!
Gasanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Gasanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazol moves out of range as Gasanov strikes.
A punch combination from Brazol misses.
Gasanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Gasanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brazol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gasanov.
Brazol slips under a jab from Gasanov.
Brazol throws a right and a left that Gasanov avoids nicely.
Brazol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mamed Gasanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brazol looks to land a combination but Gasanov avoids it well.
Brazol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gasanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brazol has time to react.
Brazol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gasanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brazol avoids the body shot from Gasanov.
Brazol misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gasanov tests Brazol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Brazol.
Brazol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gasanov.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Gasanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brazol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brazol ducks under a wild hook from Gasanov.
No joy there for Brazol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gasanov lands a right hook to the body.
Gasanov jabs Brazol right on the nose. Brazol blinks but takes it well.
Brazol throws a nice looking combination but Gasanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gasanov is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gasanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gasanov, right into the meat.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Gasanov moves out of range.
Bartosz Brazol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gasanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Gasanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gasanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Gasanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Malkolm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdulla Quliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximilian Malkolm looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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26
193 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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24
176 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximilian Malkolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulla Quliev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkolm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quliev counters with a head kick.
Malkolm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decent striking displayed by Quliev there.
Quliev scores with a push kick.
Quliev throws a sloppy head kick and Malkolm moves out of range easily.
Quliev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quliev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quliev misses with a double jab.
As Quliev tries to get set, Malkolm tries to push him back and clinch up but Quliev manages to avoid the attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quliev, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Quliev misses.
Quliev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malkolm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Quliev coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quliev tries to sprawl but Malkolm drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quliev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malkolm stops Quliev from getting back to his feet.
Malkolm prevents Quliev from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quliev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malkolm.
Malkolm stops Quliev from getting back to his feet.
Quliev won't allow Malkolm to pass to mount.
Quliev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quliev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Malkolm moves nicely into side control.
Malkolm tries to advance to mount but Quliev denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quliev is trying to get back to half guard.
Malkolm scoring with punches and elbows.
Quliev taking a bit of punishment here - Malkolm scoring with strikes.
Quliev is looking for a sweep.
Malkolm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malkolm lands a nice forearm strike.
Malkolm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Quliev tries to buck Malkolm off but Malkolm is having none of it.
Malkolm throws an elbow but Quliev slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Quliev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malkolm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Malkolm misses with the ground and pound.
Malkolm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quliev to see if he's OK.
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.
Quliev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Malkolm throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Quliev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Quliev is in trouble now - Malkolm has advanced to mount!
Malkolm misses with a head shot.
Malkolm looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malkolm unloads with some shots from mount but Quliev bucks and avoids them well.
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 Maximilian Malkolm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Quliev does no damage.
Quliev misses with a few strikes there.
Quliev slips a straight right by Malkolm.
Quliev misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Malkolm.
Quliev just misses with a punch to the body.
Quliev tries to land a front kick but Malkolm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malkolm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quliev, pushing him back against the cage.
Malkolm throws a punch but it's blocked by Quliev.
Quliev looking to stall.
Quliev lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malkolm has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Quliev regains guard immediately.
Malkolm slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malkolm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkolm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quliev sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quliev is controlling Malkolm's trapped leg to prevent Malkolm from advancing to side control.
Malkolm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quliev defending well though.
Malkolm wants to pass to mount but Quliev is defending the position.
Malkolm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quliev defending well though.
Malkolm wants to pass the guard but Quliev is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quliev is looking to improve his position.
Malkolm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quliev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malkolm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malkolm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quliev wants to control the action here but instead Malkolm manages to pass to full mount!
Quliev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Malkolm.
Malkolm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkolm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quliev's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkolm looking to ground and pound but Quliev is blocking nicely.
Malkolm working the ground and pound effectively.
Malkolm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Malkolm punishing his opponent with strikes.
Malkolm 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.
Malkolm throws a sloppy strike and Quliev uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Quliev has ended up in Malkolm's guard.
Malkolm is looking for a triangle but Quliev pushes his legs off easily.
Malkolm keeping moving, preventing Quliev from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkolm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malkolm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quliev can do to turn this around?
Malkolm trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Malkolm has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quliev has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malkolm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Quliev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Malkolm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Quliev misses with a series of wild punches.
Malkolm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A solid body kick from Quliev.
Malkolm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quliev misses with a head kick.
Quliev throws a sloppy head kick and Malkolm moves out of range easily.
Malkolm throws a head kick that misses.
Malkolm throws a wild body kick that Quliev sees coming a mile off.
Malkolm misses with a low kick.
Quliev wants to counter the offense by Malkolm and move into the clinch position.
Quliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quliev scores with a body shot.
Quliev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkolm tries to move into range but Quliev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malkolm walks into a straight right hand from Quliev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quliev misses the shot to the body.
Quliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malkolm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkolm.
Quliev swings for the body but Malkolm moves out of range.
Abdulla Quliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quliev misses with the combination.
Malkolm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Quliev to the ground. Malkolm is now in Quliev's guard.
Malkolm looking to pass the guard.
Malkolm throwing strikes from guard but Quliev blocks nicely.
Quliev wants to get back to his feet but Malkolm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quliev looking to control.
Quliev is looking to stand up but Malkolm isn't so interested in that idea.
Malkolm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quliev looking for a sweep. Not yet Quliev, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quliev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malkolm throws a head kick but Quliev moves out of range.
It seemed like Quliev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malkolm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quliev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malkolm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quliev.
Malkolm swats away the attempt to clinch by Quliev.
Malkolm misses with a few strikes there.
Quliev moves into the clinch successfully.
Quliev prevents the takedown attempt.
Quliev effectively controlling the action here.
Quliev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malkolm blocks it with crossed arms.
Quliev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malkolm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quliev lands a knee to the body.
Quliev looking to stall.
Malkolm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quliev's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quliev.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quliev.
Quliev scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quliev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malkolm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quliev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quliev lands with a short shot to the head.
Quliev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quliev gets through Malkolm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdulla Quliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Quliev.
Quliev looking to stall.
Quliev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malkolm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quliev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malkolm's face.
Maximilian Malkolm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quliev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malkolm avoids it.
Quliev working Malkolm over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdulla Quliev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malkolm 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maximilian Malkolm!
Our winner, Maximilian Malkolm, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Zakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Zakhar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakhar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morris finds it's way round the side to connect with Zakhar's head.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zakhar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morris back to the cage. Zakhar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Morris 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.
Morris connects with a nice looking jab.
Viktor Zakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakhar is looking to clinch.
Morris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Zakhar is looking to land body kicks.
Morris lunges at Zakhar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zakhar's hand.
Morris is looking to clinch but Zakhar is avoiding it.
Zakhar tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Zakhar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakhar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Zakhar throws a half hearted mid kick.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Zakhar got wobbled bad by a big combination! Morris presses forward with punches and knees until Zakhar stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Zakhar closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Morris!
Our winner, Tim Morris, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Gonzales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales lands a jab to the nose.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzales keeping full guard, as Daniel tries to pass.
Gonzales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniel is one step ahead there.
Daniel tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daniel with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Daniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzales sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daniel wants to pass the guard but Gonzales is keeping the position.
Daniel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniel is working Gonzales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daniel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniel tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales lands an overhand right.
Daniel goes for a double leg but Gonzales avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzales continues to drive forward.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzales manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonzales was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Daniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzales throwing a counter right hand but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Daniel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Daniel avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Daniel moves out of range.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daniel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel drives through with a takedown into Gonzales's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daniel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniel.
Daniel is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzales has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Ramon Gonzales will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniel fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Daniel moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Daniel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramon Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniel drops Gonzales with a nice combination! Daniel dives into Gonzales's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Ramon Gonzales has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Daniel advances position into side control!
Daniel tries to advance to mount but Gonzales instead regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Daniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel moves nicely into side control.
Gonzales is not content to let Daniel control the position.
Daniel tries to score with some ground and pound. Gonzales controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Daniel landing strikes.
Daniel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daniel working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel is trying to get an arm triangle but Gonzales is defending well.
Daniel in side control, throwing shots but Gonzales defends.
Gonzales dodges the ground and pound from Daniel.
Daniel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzales keeps working.
Gonzales stops Daniel from passing to mount.
Daniel scoring with punches from side control.
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.
Daniel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daniel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gonzales works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Daniel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonzales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniel keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daniel ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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.
Daniel dives in and scores a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Daniel landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Daniel from controlling successfully.
Daniel is pushing down on Gonzales's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gonzales is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniel has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel is looking to advance position but Gonzales won't allow it.
Daniel moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Daniel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gonzales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniel slips a jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniel.
Daniel looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daniel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
Jasper Daniel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzales's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniel throwing strikes from guard but Gonzales blocks nicely.
Daniel throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daniel passes Gonzales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daniel wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzales is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daniel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
Daniel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Daniel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Daniel is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Daniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Daniel.
Daniel shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Daniel.
Daniel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzales rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzales sprawls well. Gonzales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daniel gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzales is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Daniel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Daniel with the ground and pound but Gonzales regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Daniel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonzales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gonzales!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Daniel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gonzales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniel misses with a hook.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Daniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Daniel gets a double leg takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Daniel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniel throws an elbow that misses. Gonzales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniel's guard. Nice move by Gonzales!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to stand but Daniel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daniel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniel can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More stalling from Daniel.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
Jasper Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales misses with a left hand
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzales won't be happy with that.
Daniel is looking to take a break and control but Gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzales, who protects the arm well.
Daniel tries to move to full mount but Gonzales actually manages to regain half guard.
Gonzales wants to improve his position but Daniel is controlling well.
Daniel working Gonzales over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Daniel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gonzales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Gonzales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Daniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzales misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel tries to clinch but Gonzales moves away
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
Daniel throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Daniel throws a right hand that misses
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gonzales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniel.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniel.
Daniel ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Daniel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzales to the mat! Gonzales manages to get full guard.
Daniel throws a strike but Gonzales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel is pulling down on Gonzales's head. It's preventing any offense from Gonzales, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Daniel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gonzales stopping the sweep attempt from Daniel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Daniel with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniel. Daniel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzales misses the jab.
And Daniel tries to counter it with a takedown but Gonzales pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Daniel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel tries to move into range but Gonzales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Daniel saw that one coming.
And Daniel tries to counter it with a takedown but Gonzales pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramon Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzales throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzales lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Gonzales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.
Gonzales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
A little jabbing left from Daniel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel looks for a takedown but Gonzales sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasper Daniel!
Jasper Daniel is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Jasper Daniel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Anders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Fury!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anders lands a front kick.
Anders tries to sprawl but Fury drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fury has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rape Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anders defending well though.
Fury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anders wants to get back to his feet.
Fury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anders won't allow Fury to pass to mount.
Fury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury working over Anders with some ground and pound. Anders looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fury slips a nice elbow through Anders's hands, connecting with Anders's forehead.
Fury lands strikes from half guard.
Anders makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anders.
Anders is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fury with a nice head shot there.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury works over Anders with some ground and pound from guard.
Fury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fury has managed to get both his arms back between Anders's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fury is in close to Anders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury is in close to Anders's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anders is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury with a nice head shot there.
Fury keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anders's head.
Fury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anders is rocked!
Anders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fury passes Anders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Oh Anders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anders looking for subs from the bottom but Fury mounts him!
Fury lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Anders is out cold! Fury jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Fury thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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