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CEC 394 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brochan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hofmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hofmann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Klapperschlange. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Hofmann enters the cage!
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brochan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hofmann tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Hofmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Hofmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hofmann manages to circle out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Darrow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hofmann just manages to avoid it.
Darrow clinches up with Hofmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Hofmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Darrow gets an underhook and turns Hofmann into the cage.
Hofmann scores with a shot to the side of Darrow's head.
Hofmann managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Hofmann tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow cracks Hofmann with a nice body shot.
Hofmann throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann misses with some punches.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hofmann or not.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hofmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hofmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
A head punch on the inside from Hofmann fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
Hofmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Brochan Darrow has been cut.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofmann is defending well for now.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hofmann lands with a right to the head.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hofmann is looking to clinch.
Darrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Hofmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofmann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow is rocked!
Hofmann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hofmann avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Hofmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hofmann cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow is looking to wear down Hofmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
and Hofmann counters by moving into the clinch.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow cracks Hofmann with a nice body shot.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Hofmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hofmann's defenses.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Hofmann.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hofmann.
Hofmann blocks an uppercut.
Hofmann tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Hofmann's ribcage. Hofmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hofmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brochan Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brochan Darrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hofmann.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Hofmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Brochan Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hofmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Hofmann.
Hofmann misses with a head kick.
Hofmann tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hofmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hofmann looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hofmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Darrow misses its target.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hofmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Hofmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofmann can do to turn this around?
Darrow checks the leg kick.
Darrow works Hofmann's body with a nice hook.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow darts in and clinches Hofmann up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hofmann's efforts to push away.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands an elbow inside.
Darrow scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow works on Hofmann's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darrow.
Hofmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow gets through Hofmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow digs a right hand into Hofmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hofmann's gas tank.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hofmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann is rocked!
Darrow lands a right hand.
Hofmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand into Hofmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hofmann's gas tank.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Hofmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hofmann seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brochan Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Hofmann misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hofmann.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow prevents Hofmann from breaking the clinch.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow lands the left hand.
Darrow misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hofmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Darrow.
Hofmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brochan Darrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brochan Darrow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hofmann misses with a head kick.
Hofmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Darrow rushes Hofmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hofmann's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofmann working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hofmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hofmann has his back to the cage.
Hofmann working hard to break the clinch.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Darrow.
Hofmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hofmann avoids the elbow strike from Darrow, against the cage.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Hofmann throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
Darrow lands a knee to the body.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steven Hofmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Hofmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hofmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hofmann.
Darrow throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range.
Hofmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Hofmann's head.
Darrow slips a jab from Hofmann.
Darrow jabs Hofmann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
Darrow swings for the body but Hofmann moves out of range.
Darrow takes a swing at Hofmann's ribcage but misses.
Hofmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow closes the distance and pushes Hofmann back into the cage.
Hofmann trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Hofmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hofmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Hofmann's ribcage. Hofmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Hofmann to work.
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hofmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow has managed to clinch.
Hofmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hofmann is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hofmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brochan Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hofmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hofmann avoids it.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow gets through Hofmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
Darrow pushes Hofmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hofmann misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow dips a shoulder and cracks Hofmann with a mighty uppercut! Hofmann falls back against the cage and Darrow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hofmann is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Darrow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brochan Darrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Pompaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Pompaius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pompaius throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pompaius scores with a jab to the head.
Ares is looking to clinch but Pompaius is avoiding it.
Pompaius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pompaius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ares manages to avoid it.
Ares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ares drives through and clinches with Pompaius against the cage.
Pompaius slows down the pace here.
Pompaius is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Pompaius.
Pompaius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ares manages to break the clinch.
Ares cracks Pompaius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ares misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pompaius.
Nicholas Ares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ares wants to clinch up but Pompaius keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pompaius misses.
Pompaius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ares throws a combination. Pompaius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pompaius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pompaius throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Nicholas Ares has been cut.
Pompaius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ares throws a counter combo.
Ares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ares tries to clinch there but Pompaius circles away.
Pompaius throws a big counter combination but Ares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pompaius, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pompaius lands a body shot.
Ares fails to pull guard.
Ares missing with knees to the body.
Ares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Ares.
Pompaius has Ares up against the cage in a clinch.
Ares is pushing Pompaius 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.
Ares tries to pull guard but Pompaius won't allow it.
Pompaius has a couple of punches blocked by Ares.
Pompaius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pompaius lands with a right to the head.
Ares misses with a body punch.
Ares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pompaius smiles and moves away.
Gaius Pompaius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Ares.
Pompaius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pompaius slips a jab and a cross from Ares.
Pompaius lands a nice shot to the body.
Ares avoids the body shot from Pompaius.
No joy there for Ares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pompaius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pompaius gets through Ares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pompaius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ares prevents a body shot from Pompaius.
Still in the clinch, Pompaius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Pompaius - that landed with a thud.
Ares looks winded!
Pompaius blocks a body shot from Ares.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pompaius.
Pompaius can't find room to land a body shot as Ares controls the action.
Pompaius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pompaius working aggressively here.
Pompaius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pompaius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ares backwards.
Ares struggles to land a body shot inside as Pompaius controls his hands.
Pompaius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ares backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pompaius's brow.
Ares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ares working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pompaius.
Ares stalling in the clinch but Pompaius improves position.
Ares takes a shot to the head.
Pompaius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pompaius.
Pompaius lands an uppercut.
Pompaius slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pompaius misses with the head strike.
Pompaius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ares successfully pulls guard.
Ares is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pompaius dives into side control.
Pompaius slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pompaius tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Pompaius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Ares's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pompaius misses with a wild body shot.
Pompaius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Ares.
Gaius Pompaius is winning the standup battle so far.
Ares tries to keep at a distance but Pompaius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ares misses with a punch on the inside.
Ares is trying to pull guard but Pompaius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaius Pompaius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pompaius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ares takes a shot to the head.
Come on Pompaius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pompaius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pompaius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pompaius presses Ares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pompaius's elbow.
Pompaius is working Ares over against the cage.
Ares is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pompaius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pompaius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pompaius working aggressively here.
Pompaius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pompaius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ares can do to turn this around?
Pompaius stalling in the clinch.
Pompaius throws a head punch that misses.
Pompaius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pompaius.
Pompaius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pompaius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pompaius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ares up against the cage.
Pompaius misses with the head strike.
Pompaius lands a right hand.
Ares tries a body shot but Pompaius blocks it.
Pompaius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ares.
Pompaius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ares backwards.
Pompaius lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Ares working aggressively here.
Ares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pompaius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ares backwards.
Pompaius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pompaius's elbow.
Ares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pompaius backwards.
Ares scores with a hook to the body.
Pompaius throws a head punch that misses.
Ares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pompaius is defending well for now.
Pompaius lands an uppercut.
Pompaius lands a left hand.
Ares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pompaius presses Ares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pompaius stalling in the clinch.
Ares stalling in the clinch but Pompaius improves position.
Pompaius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pompaius is defending well.
Gaius Pompaius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Ares.
Ares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ares tries to clinch but Pompaius moves out of range.
No joy there for Ares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ares steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pompaius. That one must have hurt.
Ares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pompaius lands a big uppercut and Ares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ares looks OK. Pompaius waves Ares back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Pompaius lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ares. Ares tries to recover but Pompaius is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ares lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Pompaius!
Gaius Pompaius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sikhouasvili might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Taufiqul Haq enters the cage!
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28
291 lbs
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27
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taufiqul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Haq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sikhouasvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haq slips a straight right by Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sikhouasvili throws a right hand that misses
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
Sikhouasvili tries to clinch up but Haq circles away and keeps his distance.
Sikhouasvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haq.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikhouasvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haq.
Haq slips a straight right by Sikhouasvili.
Tigran Sikhouasvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikhouasvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq slips a jab and a cross from Sikhouasvili.
A little jabbing left from Haq on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sikhouasvili misses with a wild combination.
Haq swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haq bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sikhouasvili's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Haq - just one landing.
Haq has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sikhouasvili looks to land a combination but Haq avoids it well.
Sikhouasvili throws a right hand that misses
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
Sikhouasvili misses with a hook. Haq ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haq swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sikhouasvili fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Haq lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sikhouasvili doesn't seem phased though.
Haq slips a jab from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili drives through and clinches with Haq against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haq tries to break the clinch but Sikhouasvili is controlling the position.
Sikhouasvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haq connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sikhouasvili. Sikhouasvili circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haq 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sikhouasvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sikhouasvili looks to land a left hand but Haq moved out of range nicely.
Haq throws out a counter right but Sikhouasvili avoids it with no problem.
Haq is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sikhouasvili had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haq thuds his right hand into Sikhouasvili's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sikhouasvili lands with a nice combination. Haq backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Taufiqul Haq has been cut.
Sikhouasvili throws a right and a left that Haq avoids nicely.
Haq walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haq loads up on a big right hand but Sikhouasvili slips the punch.
Sikhouasvili went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sikhouasvili throws an off balance right hand
and Haq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Taufiqul Haq's cut even more.
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!
Sikhouasvili misses with a lunging right hand
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haq misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sikhouasvili. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Haq was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sikhouasvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Sikhouasvili misses with a lunging right hand
and Haq cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haq looks to land a left hand but Sikhouasvili moved out of range nicely.
Haq lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taufiqul Haq will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taufiqul Haq's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sikhouasvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Haq on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haq shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sikhouasvili defends it nicely.
Sikhouasvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikhouasvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Haq.
Taufiqul Haq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haq walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haq on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haq bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sikhouasvili throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haq makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sikhouasvili really felt that one!
Sikhouasvili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Taufiqul Haq's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haq avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sikhouasvili throws a jab when Haq was well out of range.
Haq throws out a counter right but Sikhouasvili avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haq.
Sikhouasvili misses with a left hand
and Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Haq misses.
Sikhouasvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Sikhouasvili is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sikhouasvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sikhouasvili tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sikhouasvili misses with an uppercut
and Haq counters with a nice uppercut.
Haq ducks under a wild hook from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Haq circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sikhouasvili.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haq! But no joy.
Sikhouasvili has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili slips a jab from Haq.
Sikhouasvili closes the distance and clinches.
Haq wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sikhouasvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haq walks into a straight right hand from Sikhouasvili.
A jab from Sikhouasvili misses.
Haq looks to land a left hand but Sikhouasvili moved out of range nicely.
Sikhouasvili staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tigran Sikhouasvili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taufiqul Haq's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haq lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sikhouasvili.
Tigran Sikhouasvili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haq throws a looping overhand right but Sikhouasvili ducks down to avoid it.
Haq tries to clinch but Sikhouasvili is having none of it.
Haq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikhouasvili.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikhouasvili throws a right hand that misses
and Sikhouasvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haq's corner calls for a 1-2. Haq obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haq cracks Sikhouasvili with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tigran Sikhouasvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sikhouasvili misses with a double jab
and Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sikhouasvili, pushing him back against the cage.
Sikhouasvili presses Haq against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haq.
I was talking to Sikhouasvili's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haq throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sikhouasvili on the side of the head.
Sikhouasvili throws a right hand that misses
and Haq makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sikhouasvili really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haq counters with a stiff right hand.
Haq has Sikhouasvili up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikhouasvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sikhouasvili throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haq uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili throws a combination that misses
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sikhouasvili. Those never looked like landing.
Haq throws out a counter right but Sikhouasvili avoids it with no problem.
Haq misses with a straight left.
As Haq looks to move away, Sikhouasvili throws a big counter combo bu Haq just gets out of the way.
Haq lands a jab to the nose.
Sikhouasvili throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sikhouasvili.
Haq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikhouasvili keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haq missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sikhouasvili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikhouasvili keeps working.
It looks like Haq is going to stand back up.
Sikhouasvili is not content to let Haq control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haq circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sikhouasvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taufiqul Haq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haq has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taufiqul Haq!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry has chosen Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
186 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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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
40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Cherry's belly button to the back.
McDonald gets caught napping as Cherry dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cherry slips nicely into half guard.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cherry is trying to control. McDonald wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cherry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cherry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cherry thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Cherry.
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDonald doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cherry.
Cherry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDonald with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cherry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cherry is controlling the pace.
Cherry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDonald with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two 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.
Cherry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cherry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDonald controlling the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cherry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
Cherry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cherry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but McDonald is working away.
Cherry is nestled in close to McDonald, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDonald defending well though.
Cherry looks to land a strike but McDonald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cherry works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cherry postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Cherry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cherry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cherry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McDonald manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cherry has McDonald in his guard.
Cherry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDonald's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
Cherry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cherry is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cherry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McDonald - the referee stops the clock and Cherry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McDonald. Cherry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cherry misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from McDonald misses its target.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Cherry's leg but Cherry calmly moves out of range.
McDonald works the jab nicely.
It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
Cherry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cherry is in McDonald's guard.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry throws a big right hand that misses.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cherry on the ground.
Cherry wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Cherry lands a couple of digs.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
Cherry throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDonald won't allow Cherry to sweep him here.
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.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
Cherry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
Cherry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
Cherry throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Cherry distracts McDonald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.
Cherry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cherry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McDonald is pulling down on Cherry's head. It's preventing any offense from Cherry, at least for the moment.
Cherry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald wants to stand and escape but Cherry is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Cherry trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cherry 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.
Cherry shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Cherry's cut.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Cherry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald counters with a head kick.
Cherry avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald motions for Cherry to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry scores with a hook.
McDonald swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Maurice McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry misses the body punch
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cherry thinking.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McDonald napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McDonald tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McDonald is surviving well by controlling Cherry's body position as best he can.
McDonald avoids a strike by Cherry and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Cherry's guard! Fantastic escape!
Cherry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
Cherry is still trying to improve position.
McDonald stops Cherry from standing up.
McDonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cherry 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.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cherry is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
Cherry wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cherry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cherry is defended easily by McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
Cherry looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
Maurice McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Cherry.
Cherry looks to throw a body kick
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Maurice McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cherry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDonald avoids it really well and circles away.
McDonald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cherry just manages to avoid it.
Buster Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Cherry fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald scores with a hook.
Buster Cherry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooh!!! McDonald has knocked Cherry down with a huge combo! McDonald steps away and waves a wobbly Cherry back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry misses the jab.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonald is looking to wear down Cherry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cherry or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald, which made it look bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Cherry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cherry shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
Cherry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Cherry on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cherry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cherry!
Buster Cherry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Boom. Wang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Minority - Green Day. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthanier misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Arthanier misses the shot to the body.
Arthanier misses with a leg kick.
Arthanier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang scores with a leg kick.
Wang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arthanier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang throws a leg kick which misses Arthanier's front leg but catches the back leg as Arthanier tries to avoid it.
Arthanier connects with a solid leg kick.
Arthanier connects with a jab.
Arthanier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Arthanier moves out of range easily.
Wang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arthanier tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arthanier.
Arthanier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wang scores with a head kick. Arthanier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ramus Arthanier has been cut.
Wang lands a jab to Arthanier's midsection.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthanier is looking to clinch.
Wang avoids the head kick by Arthanier.
Nice shot lands for Arthanier.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arthanier counters with an inside leg kick.
Arthanier throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Arthanier moves to clinch but Wang breaks away
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Arthanier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arthanier throws a leg kick which misses Wang's front leg but catches the back leg as Wang tries to avoid it.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Wang.
Arthanier scores with a sloppy right hand. Wang should have avoided that one.
Wang takes a swing at Arthanier's ribcage but misses.
Arthanier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthanier lands with an uppercut that bounces Wang off the cage and back into range.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arthanier lands a jab-cross combination.
Arthanier lands with an overhand left.
Arthanier jabs at Wang's body.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arthanier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arthanier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Arthanier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Arthanier misses.
Arthanier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Arthanier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Arthanier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wang is looking to slow Arthanier down with leg kicks.
Arthanier ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang blocks a jab.
Arthanier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wang connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier misses with the combination.
Arthanier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wang throws a head kick that misses
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang tries to sprawl but Arthanier drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang trying to hold on to Arthanier's head to control him but Arthanier postures up.
Wang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wang trying to control here.
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 Ramus Arthanier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramus Arthanier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arthanier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wang under the eye.
A jab from Arthanier does it's job there.
Arthanier lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
Arthanier tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Arthanier. Beautiful body shot.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wang throws out the jab.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthanier moves away.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
Wang throws a head kick but Arthanier moves out of range.
Arthanier slips a jab from Wang.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arthanier.
Arthanier misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthanier.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arthanier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wang throws a front kick aimed at Arthanier's knee but Arthanier avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Wang.
Arthanier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang swings widly with a right hand
and Arthanier counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthanier.
Arthanier ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Arthanier blocks the body kick.
Arthanier throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wang avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Arthanier.
Arthanier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arthanier attempts a counter takedown but Wang avoids it well and moves away.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Arthanier is out of range.
Arthanier throws a solid leg kick but Wang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arthanier.
Wang misses the jab.
Arthanier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ting Yan Wang has been cut.
A jab from Wang misses.
Arthanier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Arthanier. Those never looked like landing.
Arthanier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier throws an off balance right hand
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Wang feints and then cracks Arthanier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arthanier down.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang lands with a kick to the temple. Arthanier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arthanier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Arthanier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Arthanier throws a series of strikes that have Wang backpedaling.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier sizes up Wang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arthanier scores with a jab.
Wang throws the left hand but Arthanier avoids the punch easily.
Arthanier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arthanier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arthanier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arthanier lands with an overhand left.
Wang is rocked!
Wang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Arthanier finish him?
Arthanier thuds his shin into the meat of Wang's side.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
Arthanier slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arthanier throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Arthanier's shoulder, as Arthanier tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ting Yan Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wang staying out of range there.
Wang feints and then cracks Arthanier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arthanier down.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthanier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arthanier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arthanier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Arthanier saw it coming and moves away.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arthanier. Arthanier obviously looking to wear him down.
Arthanier pushes Wang away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthanier throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Wang.
Arthanier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthanier misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Wang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier scores with a spinning back kick!
Wang swings for the body but Arthanier moves out of range.
Arthanier throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Arthanier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang throws an off balance right hand
and Arthanier counters with a thumping low kick.
Wang digs a good body shot into Arthanier's ribs.
Arthanier misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Arthanier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arthanier.
Arthanier motions for Wang to come forward. Arthanier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wang slips a straight right by Arthanier.
Wang lands a jab to Arthanier's midsection.
Arthanier looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
Wang feints a counter leg kick.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang jabs Arthanier right on the nose. Arthanier blinks but takes it well.
Arthanier throws a shot to the body.
Wang takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthanier walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
A cross from Wang lands.
Wang takes a swing at Arthanier's ribcage but misses.
Wang tries to work over Arthanier's front leg with a kick but Arthanier checks it.
Arthanier looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arthanier doesn't seem bothered though.
Arthanier takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
Wang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arthanier slips under a jab from Wang.
Arthanier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthanier tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arthanier.
Arthanier feints and then cracks Wang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wang down.
Arthanier throws the kick towards the body but Wang avoids it.
Arthanier blocks a jab.
Arthanier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wang.
Arthanier ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Arthanier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arthanier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arthanier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arthanier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang staying out of range there.
Wang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a head kick that Wang semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wang.
Wang lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Arthanier with that takedown attempt.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Arthanier moves out of range easily.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Arthanier moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Arthanier blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Arthanier misses its intended target.
Arthanier misses with a left hand
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arthanier tries to score with a low kick but Wang moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ting Yan Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ting Yan Wang!
Ting Yan Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes to the cage accompanied by Cracker - Low. De Fenix has chosen Bleak as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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269 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikki De Fenix!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely tries to work over De Fenix's front leg with a kick but De Fenix checks it.
De Fenix loads up on a big right hand but Neely slips the punch.
Neely wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Neely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Fenix avoids the head kick by Neely.
Neely 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.
Neely misses with a right hand
and De Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fenix gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Neely slips nicely into half guard.
De Fenix is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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!
De Fenix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Neely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Fenix can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Neely.
Neely raining down shots from the mount!
De Fenix is rocked!
Neely loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have De Fenix scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Neely land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Neely stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
After the big win, Jack Neely made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo Kable has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz throws a lazy body kick
and Kable counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kable jabs Doofenshmirtz right on the nose. Doofenshmirtz blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Heinz Doofenshmirtz has been cut.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doofenshmirtz. Doofenshmirtz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kable has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Kable's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doofenshmirtz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kable scrambles back to his feet.
Doofenshmirtz throws a low kick but Kable moves out of range easily.
Kable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kable bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kable looks to score with a jab to the body but Doofenshmirtz is just out of range.
Doofenshmirtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kable.
Doofenshmirtz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doofenshmirtz shoots in but no luck this time.
Doofenshmirtz with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kable misses with a kick to the body.
Doofenshmirtz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kable checks a low kick from Doofenshmirtz.
Kable lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kable scores with a jab. Doofenshmirtz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doofenshmirtz throws a sloppy head kick and Kable moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Doofenshmirtz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Kable misses its intended target.
Doofenshmirtz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kable fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kable cracks Doofenshmirtz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kable has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Doofenshmirtz to stand back up!
Doofenshmirtz is rocked!
Kable misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a kick to the body
and Kable counters with a nice leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kable if he has to take too many more of those.
Kable lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Doofenshmirtz - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Kable!
A relieved looking Neo Kable thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mario Matiss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Matiss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
Matiss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mario Matiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Stroya avoids it.
Matiss has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stroya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stroya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matiss in his tracks.
Stroya drops Matiss with a nice combination! Stroya dives into Matiss's guard, looking to finish!
Matiss is rocked!
It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matiss is still in real trouble! Can Stroya finish him?
Matiss working a defensive guard but Stroya passes into half guard.
Matiss seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroya is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Matiss is hurt! He's hurt bad - Stroya fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Matiss from any more punishment! Congratulations to Stroya! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stroya!
During a confident post fight interview, Dee Stroya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munalukko.
Harbor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munalukko misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harbor.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbor blocks a jab.
Harbor moves out of range of the leg kick from Munalukko.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko misses with a straight right.
Munalukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harbor cracks Munalukko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Munalukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harbor's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Munalukko misses.
Munalukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harbor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munalukko lands with a cross.
Harbor misses with an uppercut
and Munalukko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munalukko. That's going to slow Harbor down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor misses with a body shot
and Munalukko counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Munalukko.
Munalukko scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munalukko. That's going to slow Harbor down.
A big right from Munalukko misses.
Munalukko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harbor is out of range and Munalukko settles back down.
Munalukko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munalukko lands with a shot to the body.
Harbor ducks right into an uppercut from Munalukko.
Munalukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Munalukko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbor doesn't seem bothered though.
Harbor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munalukko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harbor somewhat.
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbor throws a nice looking combination but Munalukko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Munalukko.
We've been informed that Harbor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harbor moves out of range of the body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws the left hand but Harbor avoids the punch easily.
Munalukko is looking to land body kicks.
Munalukko slips a jab from Harbor.
Harbor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harbor misses the body punch
and Munalukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harbor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munalukko.
Harbor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Munalukko connects with a crisp jab.
Harbor looks to land a left hand but Munalukko moved out of range nicely.
Harbor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munalukko throws out the jab.
Munalukko dips to his left and cracks Harbor with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a looping left.
Harbor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Munalukko defends it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munalukko.
Munalukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harbor.
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munalukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harbor tests Munalukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbor dips to his left and cracks Munalukko with an uppercut!
Harbor scores with a nice strike.
Munalukko avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Munalukko looks for the body kick but Harbor saw that one coming.
Harbor throws a hook but Munalukko blocks it.
Good leg kick by Munalukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Harbor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
Munalukko connects with a body shot.
Munalukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harbor on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harbor or perhaps it was just good defense by Munalukko, which made it look bad.
Make Munalukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harbor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munalukko has his feet on Harbor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Munalukko tries to bum rush Harbor with a series of wild strikes but Harbor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munalukko misses with a jab to the body
and Harbor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harbor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munalukko has control of Harbor's left arm, preventing Harbor from doing any damage.
Harbor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harbor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munalukko misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Munalukko. Beautiful body shot.
Munalukko throws a hook to the side of Harbor's head but Harbor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munalukko takes one to the chin there.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbor is just out of range.
Harbor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munalukko's hands.
Munalukko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbor is just out of range.
Harbor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munalukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
Harbor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick
and Harbor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harbor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harbor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Munalukko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munalukko can't keep his opponent in guard - Harbor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Munalukko with the active half guard here but Harbor passes nicely into side control.
Harbor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munalukko prevents Harbor from moving into mount.
Harbor is looking to take a break and control but Munalukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harbor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Munalukko's legs.
Harbor working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is trying to escape the position but Harbor is controlling the position.
Munalukko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Munalukko wants to get back to full guard.
Harbor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Munalukko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Munalukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Munalukko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munalukko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harbor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Munalukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munalukko is trying to maintain the position but Harbor is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Harbor with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Munalukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harbor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a push kick but Harbor slaps the foot to one side.
Munalukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harbor.
Harbor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harbor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harbor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harbor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munalukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munalukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
Munalukko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harbor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Munalukko's guard.
Munalukko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munalukko pulls Harbor in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor passes into half guard.
Munalukko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harbor pulls his head out easily.
Munalukko looking for submissions off his back.
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbor is keen to just control but Munalukko is a slippery customer.
Munalukko is trying to maintain the position but Harbor is very close to passing his half guard.
Munalukko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munalukko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harbor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harbor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harbor wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
Munalukko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munalukko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harbor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munalukko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harbor defends well.
Harbor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Harbor passes Munalukko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Munalukko wants to improve his position but Harbor is controlling well.
Harbor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Munalukko taking some punishment here, with Harbor in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harbor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munalukko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Munalukko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harbor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harbor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harbor!
After winning the bout, James Harbor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross just misses with a punch to the body.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
State lands a big head kick that sends Daross tumbling to the mat! State takes a step backwards and waves Daross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Nice defenses there by State.
Daross scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from State.
An inside leg kick lands from Daross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daross connects with a solid leg kick.
Daross throws a body kick that misses.
As Daross backs away, State returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
State looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daross swings for the body but State moves out of range.
State ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daross tries to land a front kick but State steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daross misses with a jab to the body
letting State counter with a right hand.
State looks to throw the jab but Daross is out of range.
Daross looks for the body kick but State saw that one coming.
BOOM! State lands a beautiful left hook that drops Daross. Daross tries to recover but State is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Daross lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Police State!
Police State retains his light heavyweight title!
Police State bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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