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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Berns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Berns has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenichi Shirahama's chin.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Berns!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Berns eats them both and turns towards Shirahama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Berns with a poor takedown
and Shirahama counters with a crisp one two that drops Berns! Shirahama thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Berns to his feet! Berns is in big trouble!
Berns is rocked!
It looks like Mauricio Berns has been cut.
Berns shoots and misses
and Shirahama counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenichi Shirahama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Halder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nonito Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Medeiros napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halder has an Americana. Medeiros didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Halder is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Halder hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blake Halder!
Blake Halder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Bergmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmann comes to the cage accompanied by Never Give Up. Te Huna has chosen Chevelle-Jars as his entrance music. James Te Huna acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Onkel Bergmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Te Huna! But no joy.
Te Huna looks to throw the jab but Bergmann is out of range.
Bergmann misses with a right hand
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Te Huna leaves Bergmann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bergmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Te Huna sprawls well. He's pushed Bergmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Te Huna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Te Huna catches Bergmann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Bergmann misses
and Te Huna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Te Huna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergmann throws a leg kick but Te Huna sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Te Huna is out of range.
Onkel Bergmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergmann misses with an uppercut. Te Huna saw that one coming.
Bergmann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Te Huna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onkel Bergmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergmann darts in looking for a takedown but Te Huna gets double underhooks and turns Bergmann into the cage.
Te Huna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergmann.
Bergmann thows a leg kick but Te Huna checks it
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Te Huna.
Te Huna throws a counter combo.
Te Huna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bergmann shoots in and drives through. Te Huna sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergmann.
Bergmann shoots in but no luck this time.
Bergmann tries to work over Te Huna's front leg with a kick but Te Huna checks it.
Bergmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bergmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Te Huna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Te Huna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bergmann fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Te Huna throws out a counter right but Bergmann avoids it with no problem.
Bergmann throws a leg kick but Te Huna moved away.
As Bergmann backs off Te Huna throws a huge counter combo but Bergmann manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann tries for a takedown but Te Huna circles away easily
and Te Huna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bergmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bergmann fails with the takedown.
Bergmann throws a low kick but it's checked well by Te Huna.
Te Huna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice sprawl there from Te Huna as Bergmann shoots in.
Bergmann looks for the body kick but Te Huna saw that one coming.
Bergmann thows a leg kick but Te Huna checks it
letting Te Huna counter with a right hand.
Bergmann misses with a low kick as Te Huna jumps back.
A big left from Te Huna misses.
Bergmann attempts a counter takedown but Te Huna avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergmann. Bergmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Te Huna throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Bergmann misses
and Te Huna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergmann throws a front kick aimed at Te Huna's knee but Te Huna avoids it well.
Bergmann tried to score with a low kick but Te Huna checks it.
Bergmann misses with a takedown attempt - Te Huna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bergmann throws a leg kick
and Te Huna counters with a two punch combo.
Bergmann throws a low kick but it's checked well by Te Huna.
Bergmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Te Huna dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bergmann motions for Te Huna to come forward. Bergmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergmann has his takedown stuffed
and Te Huna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bergmann might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Te Huna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergmann.
Te Huna is looking for the big counter here.
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bergmann is looking to chop away at Te Huna's legs.
Te Huna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Te Huna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bergmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Te Huna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bergmann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Te Huna misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergmann thows a leg kick but Te Huna checks it
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.
Bergmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Te Huna tries to avoid it but Bergmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Te Huna to the ground. Te Huna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onkel Bergmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Te Huna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bergmann misses with a takedown
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bergmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Te Huna as he jumps to the side.
Bergmann thows a leg kick but Te Huna checks it
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Te Huna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Te Huna throws out a counter right but Bergmann avoids it with no problem.
Te Huna checks a leg kick.
Bergmann throws a leg kick but Te Huna checks it.
Te Huna throws a counter combo.
Te Huna checks a low kick from Bergmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann misses with a leg kick
and Te Huna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Te Huna blocks a leg kick.
Te Huna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James Te Huna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Te Huna checks a leg kick nicely.
Te Huna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Te Huna scores with a four punch combination!
Te Huna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bergmann misses.
Te Huna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bergmann misses with a low kick.
Bergmann wants to slow Te Huna down by chopping away at his legs.
Bergmann throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergmann throws a solid leg kick but Te Huna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bergmann.
A clash of legs there as Te Huna blocks the low kick.
Te Huna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann fails with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergmann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Te Huna is out of range.
Te Huna slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergmann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Te Huna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bergmann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Te Huna is out of range.
Te Huna throws a counter combo.
Bergmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Te Huna.
Bergmann tries to counter with a takedown but Te Huna is quick to defend against it.
Bergmann throws a leg kick but Te Huna checks it.
Bergmann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Te Huna is able to avoid easily.
Te Huna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Bergmann is predictable there
and Te Huna counters with a three punch combo that has Bergmann backing up. Bergmann nods at Te Huna to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bergmann with that takedown attempt.
Te Huna throws out a counter right but Bergmann avoids it with no problem.
Te Huna checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergmann doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergmann shoots in and bounces Te Huna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Te Huna lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Te Huna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good work by Te Huna as he checks the leg kick.
Bergmann goes for a double leg but Te Huna avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Te Huna continues to drive forward.
An inside leg kick from Bergmann misses.
Te Huna throws a counter combo.
Bergmann is looking to chop away at Te Huna's legs.
Bergmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Te Huna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bergmann motions for Te Huna to come forward. Bergmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Te Huna is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Te Huna misses.
Bergmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Te Huna tries to sprawl out of it but Bergmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Te Huna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Te Huna throws a lazy right hand but Bergmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergmann throws an off balance right hand
and Te Huna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bergmann tries for a takedown but Te Huna circles away easily
and Te Huna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onkel Bergmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Te Huna, as that shot connected.
Bergmann scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Te Huna tries to escape but Bergmann is in control.
Bergmann tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Te Huna is pushing Bergmann's head away, looking to escape. Bergmann manages to hold on to the position though.
Bergmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann working the strikes but Te Huna uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Te Huna is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergmann controlling the action here.
Bergmann wants to take a breather but Te Huna is having none of it.
Te Huna pushes Bergmann off looking to stand but Bergmann dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bergmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Te Huna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Te Huna is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te Huna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Onkel Bergmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Te Huna blocks the leg kick.
Te Huna throws a series of punches but Bergmann moves out of range.
Bergmann looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bergmann throws a leg kick
and Te Huna counters with a two punch combo.
James Te Huna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bergmann throws a leg kick
and Te Huna counters with a one-two to the body.
Bergmann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bergmann is looking to chop away at Te Huna's legs.
Te Huna is looking for the big counter here.
Bergmann throws a leg kick
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.
Bergmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Te Huna checks a low kick from Bergmann.
Bergmann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Te Huna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Bergmann misses
and Te Huna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bergmann shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense.
Bergmann tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Te Huna defends well and Bergmann ends up having to push Te Huna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Huna lunges at Bergmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergmann's hand.
Te Huna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergmann's head.
Bergmann misses the body punch
enabling Te Huna to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergmann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bergmann lands in his opponent's guard.
Bergmann throwing strikes from guard but Te Huna blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Te Huna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Te Huna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Te Huna!
During a confident post fight interview, James Te Huna 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig comes to the cage accompanied by The Misfits- Night of the Living Dead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig throws a body shot but no joy.
Vladislav feints the counter takedown.
Vladislav keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danzig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vladislav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danzig.
Danzig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Vladislav circles away.
Vladislav unleashes a big counter combination but Danzig bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Danzig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vladislav chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danzig can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig misses the shot to the body.
Vladislav feints the counter takedown.
Danzig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danzig throws a hook to the side of Vladislav's head but Vladislav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vladislav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danzig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig throws a body shot but no joy.
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Vladislav's shoulder, as Vladislav tries to avoid the shot.
Danzig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vladislav shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danzig trying to control the position here.
Vladislav tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig is retaining full guard.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Vladislav from controlling successfully.
Vladislav drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vladislav seems to have locked his on tight now - Danzig screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vladislav, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bojan Vladislav!
After winning the bout, Bojan Vladislav thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Glen Danzig was interviewed post fight and said 'Demon I am and face I peel, to see your skin turned inside out. Gotta have you on my wall...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu misses with a straight right.
Stakanu shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakanu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stakanu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stakanu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stakanu throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stakanu pulls his head out easily.
Stakanu thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Stakanu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stakanu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakanu throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stakanu.
Stakanu postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a big right hand that misses.
Stakanu being controlled here momentarily.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stakanu throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Stakanu postures up.
Stakanu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stakanu is controlling him.
Stakanu looking to pass the guard.
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.
Stakanu passes Emelianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stakanu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Stakanu is controlling well.
Stakanu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Stakanu winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko has hold of Stakanu's hands but Stakanu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stakanu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stakanu.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Stakanu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stakanu lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stakanu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko wants to control but Stakanu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stakanu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stakanu.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Stakanu keeps him under control.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Stakanu.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Stakanu is controlling well.
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.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stakanu is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Stakanu.
Fedor Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stakanu with the ground and pound but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stakanu throwing strikes but missing.
Stakanu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stakanu looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko has his hands on Stakanu's head, controlling the position.
Stakanu tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiranuka Stakanu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Stakanu misses.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stakanu.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stakanu breaks the clinch.
Stakanu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stakanu throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Stakanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stakanu staying out of range there.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Stakanu circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stakanu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stakanu swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stakanu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stakanu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stakanu scores with a jab to the body.
Stakanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stakanu looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws a wild body kick that Stakanu sees coming a mile off.
Stakanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
A jab from Stakanu misses.
Stakanu throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Stakanu.
Stakanu swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Stakanu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stakanu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Stakanu moves out of range.
Stakanu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emelianenko with a body shot.
Stakanu throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stakanu with the counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stakanu.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Stakanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stakanu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Emelianenko defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu's corner calls for a 1-2. Stakanu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stakanu tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stakanu blocks an elbow strike.
Stakanu avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Stakanu tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Stakanu throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Stakanu's takedown attempt.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hiranuka Stakanu has been cut.
Stakanu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stakanu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Stakanu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stakanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Stakanu tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stakanus head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stakanu blocking some punches.
Stakanu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stakanu is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Stakanu blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stakanu.
Stakanu misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stakanu.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
Stakanu takes an elbow to the temple.
Stakanu breaks from the clinch.
Stakanu keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Stakanu circles away.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stakanu, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stakanu swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stakanu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stakanu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stakanu.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Stakanu pushes him off.
Stakanu misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanu keeps the fight on the outside.
Stakanu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakanu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko. Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emelianenko throws an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Stakanu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stakanu misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Stakanu avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Stakanu tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stakanu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stakanu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stakanu landing with the ground and pound.
Stakanu lands a couple of elbows.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stakanu avoids it.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stakanu tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stakanu has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Stakanu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stakanu manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Stakanu feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Stakanu circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stakanu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stakanu's face.
Stakanu tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Stakanu avoids the elbow strike from Emelianenko, against the cage.
Emelianenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stakanu goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Stakanu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Stakanu moves out of range.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Stakanu is having none of it.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Hiranuka Stakanu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu lands a head shot.
Stakanu lands a jab.
Stakanu throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stakanu.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Stakanu moves out of range.
Stakanu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stakanu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Emelianenko defends it well.
Stakanu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stakanu postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stakanu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stakanu throws a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stakanu is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiranuka Stakanu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stakanu 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiranuka Stakanu!
Hiranuka Stakanu is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler has chosen Blues Saraceno - Dogs of War as his entrance music. Vlad The Impaler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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38
178 lbs
34 - 19 - 3 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo scores with a decent looking hook.
Congo wants to clinch up but The Impaler keeps it at a distance.
Congo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Impaler slips under a jab.
The Impaler throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Congo to counter with a crisp jab.
The Impaler thumps Congo with a low kick.
The Impaler looks to land a right hand but Congo moved out of range.
The Impaler throws a jab when Congo was well out of range.
The Impaler throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Congo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Congo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Congo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Impaler throws a hook to the side of Congo's head but Congo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Congo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler closes the distance and pushes Congo back into the cage.
Congo pushes The Impaler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Impaler struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Congo working aggressively here.
The Impaler lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Congo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Congo misses with the head strike.
The Impaler blocks an uppercut.
The Impaler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo takes a shot to the head.
The Impaler throws a head punch that misses.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Impaler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
The Impaler managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
The Impaler misses with the head strike.
The Impaler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Impaler scores with a hook to the body.
Congo prevents a body shot from The Impaler.
Congo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Impaler misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Impaler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Congo.
The Impaler working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Impaler.
The Impaler misses with the head strike.
Congo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo blocks a body shot from The Impaler.
The Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Impaler backwards.
A body shot lands from Congo.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo tries to work over The Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as The Impaler controls the action.
The Impaler misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler digs a right hand into Congo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Congo's gas tank.
The Impaler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a body punch.
The Impaler managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Congo scores with a shot to the side of The Impaler's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
The Impaler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Impaler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Congo prevents a body shot from The Impaler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Impaler.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Congo gets through The Impaler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Impalers head.
The Impaler blocks a body shot from Congo.
The Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Impaler scores with a shot to the side of Congo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from The Impaler as the two fighters clinch.
Congo is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Impaler avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Impaler.
The Impaler misses with some punches.
The Impaler throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo misses with some punches.
Congo blocking some punches.
The Impaler lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from The Impaler.
The Impaler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Impaler prevents a body shot from Congo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Impaler lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in the clinch, The Impaler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Impaler pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from The Impaler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad The Impaler will probably get the nod.
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.
The Impaler scores with the left hand. Congo knows he should have avoided that one.
The Impaler lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Impaler.
The Impaler scores with a jab.
Congo tries to clinch but The Impaler is having none of it.
The Impaler throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Impaler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Impaler. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Impaler flicks out a counter leg kick but Congo steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Impaler scores with a shot to the body.
The Impaler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Impaler manages to avoid it.
Congo wants to clinch up but The Impaler keeps it at a distance.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo stuffs the takedown attempt from The Impaler. The Impaler gets slowly back to his feet.
The Impaler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Impaler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Congo connects with a jab.
The Impaler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Impaler defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
Congo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Impaler finds it's way round the side to connect with Congo's head.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
Congo scores with the left hand. The Impaler knows he should have avoided that one.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Congo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Congo digs a good hook to The Impaler's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo tests The Impaler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Congo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Impaler doesn't seem bothered though.
The Impaler misses with a looping right.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Congo.
The Impaler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
Congo throws a hook to the side of The Impaler's head but The Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Impaler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Impaler.
A countering left hand to the body from The Impaler misses.
Congo swings for the body but The Impaler moves out of range.
Congo misses the jab.
The Impaler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Congo is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Congo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo staying out of range there.
The Impaler connects with a single shot there.
The Impaler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andokuhle Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Impaler. The Impaler obviously looking to wear him down.
The Impaler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Impaler.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
The Impaler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Congo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Congo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Impaler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Impaler.
The Impaler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Congo throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.
The Impaler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Congo.
The Impaler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Impaler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Congo throws the left hand but The Impaler avoids the punch easily.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from The Impaler misses its intended target.
Congo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
The Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad The Impaler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Impaler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Congo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Impaler scrambles back to his feet.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Impaler.
Congo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Impaler misses with a low kick.
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Congo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Impaler.
The Impaler lands a leg kick that knocks Congo off balance momentarily.
Congo swings for the body but The Impaler moves out of range.
The Impaler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Impaler throws a hook but Congo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Impaler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Congo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Impaler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Impaler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Congo throwing a counter right hand but The Impaler manages to avoid it.
The Impaler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Congo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Congo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo thuds his right hand into The Impaler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
The Impaler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from The Impaler.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
The Impaler cracks Congo with a good jab.
The Impaler fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch but The Impaler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo walks into a stiff left hand from The Impaler.
The Impaler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from The Impaler finds it's way through Congo's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Impaler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Congo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Congo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Impaler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andokuhle Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Congo scores with a nice right hand.
Congo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler lands a nice uppercut.
The Impaler tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Impaler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Congo's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
The Impaler lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from The Impaler.
Congo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Congo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Impaler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
The Impaler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Impaler has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
The Impaler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Impaler pushes Congo against the cage. The Impaler is working some dirty boxing. The Impaler pushes off with a quick right hook! Congo goes down! Congo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Impaler moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad The Impaler!
Vlad The Impaler tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baxter's entrance music is Thunder. A fine choice. Silva has chosen DJ Khalil - China as his entrance music. Adrien Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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31
200 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Baxter. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Baxter cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Adrien Silva has been cut.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Baxter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freddy Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrien Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Baxter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva looks winded!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Baxter counters with a huge left! Silva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Baxter isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Silva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Baxter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Baxter!
Freddy Baxter gave a mention to AnonymouS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Adrien Silva had this to say: 'I have failed...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Doe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Doe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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288 lbs
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277 lbs
21 - 7 - 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
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Raheem!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raheem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raheem is trying to defend but Doe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doe trying to mount his opponent but Raheem defends it.
Doe prevents Raheem from standing back up.
Doe tries to pass to full mount but Raheem defends it.
Raheem is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem is still trying to improve position.
Raheem pushes Doe off looking to stand but Doe dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe trying to control the action but Raheem is working from the bottom.
Raheem won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
Raheem manages to get to full guard.
Doe stands and throws Raheem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Doe scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe is working Raheem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raheem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Doe.
Raheem wants to control but Doe postures up.
Raheem is trying to improve his position.
Raheem is not content to let Doe control the position.
Raheem sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raheem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.
Doe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raheem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Raheem is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raheem is looking to improve his position.
Raheem is positioning himself well to prevent Doe advancing to mount.
Doe seems to be looking for submissions.
Raheem is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Doe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Doe prevents Raheem from standing back up.
Raheem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doe is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raheem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Raheem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Raheem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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.
Raheem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Raheem.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doe!
Raheem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Raheem is just out of range.
Abdul Raheem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Doe misses.
Raheem works Doe's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raheem. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raheem connects with a single shot there.
Raheem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raheem throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raheem looks for the body kick but Doe saw that one coming.
Doe attempts a counter takedown but Raheem avoids it well and moves away.
Doe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doe moves out of range as Raheem strikes.
Raheem gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Raheem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raheem scores with a hook.
Raheem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raheem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Doe blocks a jab.
Raheem is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raheem loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Abdul Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raheem looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raheem.
Raheem throws an off balance right hand
and Doe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raheem misses with a body kick.
Doe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdul Raheem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raheem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doe is in Raheem's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raheem seems keen to control Doe's posture.
Doe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doe postures up in Raheem's guard and throws a big left but Raheem blocks it.
Raheem keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe is fighting to break Raheem's control of his arms but Raheem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doe landing with the ground and pound.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doe is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raheem holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raheem.
Doe dives in and grabs Raheem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raheem pushes down on Doe's head and hops out.
Raheem misses with a looping left.
Doe ducks right into an uppercut from Raheem.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Raheem misses with a straight right.
Doe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doe works his way into full mount!
Raheem bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to improve his position but instead Raheem has moved into half guard.
Raheem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raheem prevents Doe from improving his position.
Raheem tries to stand but can't do so whilst Doe controls his leg.
Raheem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doe moves into full guard.
Raheem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Raheem from controlling successfully.
Doe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raheem defends well.
Raheem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raheem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raheem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raheem trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raheem throws a big right hand that misses.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Raheem is proving a slippery customer.
Doe has a closed guard, preventing Raheem from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdul Raheem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Raheem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raheem.
Raheem misses the shot to the body.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raheem gets a clinch.
Raheem pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raheem manages to break the clinch.
Raheem swings widly with a right hand
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Raheem napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raheem manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raheem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raheem keeps working.
Raheem is trying to stand.
Raheem wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe trying to control the action but Raheem is working from the bottom.
Raheem stops Doe from passing to mount.
Doe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Doe trying to control the position but Raheem is working away.
Doe scores with punches from side control.
Raheem wants to control but Doe postures up.
Raheem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Raheem throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Raheem.
Doe misses with a hook. Raheem ducked under it nicely.
Raheem throws a leg kick but Doe moved away.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Raheem.
Raheem moves into the clinch.
Doe tries for a takedown but Raheem manages to get underhooks.
Raheem tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Raheem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raheem throws a low kick but Doe avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Raheem misses.
Raheem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raheem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raheem tries a head kick but it misses.
Raheem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raheem won't be happy with that.
Raheem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Raheem sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Doe lands some shots froms side control.
Raheem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Doe.
Raheem is trying to get back to half guard.
Doe slows the pace down.
Raheem is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe is looking to take a break and control but Raheem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Raheem tries to buck Doe off but Doe is having none of it.
Doe scores with punches from side control.
Raheem is not content to let Doe control the position.
Doe tries to score with some ground and pound. Raheem controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Doe working the body and head with strikes.
Raheem is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Doe.
I think Raheem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abdul Raheem!
Abdul Raheem took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, John Doe stepped up to the mic, saying 'This will become just another moment in a blur of moments from the past. indecipherable from each other. I might not have left an impression. But ill remember your ass and be even better next time. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chester Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
181 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Chester Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt digs a good hook to Man's body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunt grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunt in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunt.
Man is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt controlling the position.
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.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Hunt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Man will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Merik Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Hunt throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Man throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a counter high kick but Hunt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Man is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hunt misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Hunt slips under a jab from Man.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Man wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt feints the counter takedown.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Man.
Hunt throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunt throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man trying to control here.
Hunt throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt jabs at Man's body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chester Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merik Hunt.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Merik Hunt 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.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man 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.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hunt lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chester Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merik Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
A very excited looking Merik Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McClane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus Built My Hotrod. McClane has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Heath Marcum told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heath Marcum!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum drives through and clinches with McClane against the cage.
Marcum scores with a hook to the body.
Marcum tightens his grip and picks McClane up, before dumping him to the ground. McClane manages to land in guard.
McClane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McClane tries to get out of the position.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McClane is breathing heavily.
Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but McClane has wrist control.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Marcum throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum throwing strikes from guard but McClane blocks nicely.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McClane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marcum wants to control from the top but McClane keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marcum rushes McClane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McClane gets underhooks to prevent Marcum's takedown attempt.
Marcum has picked McClane up - he's going for a ride! Marcum dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Marcum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McClane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McClane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcum.
Well, if Marcum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McClane's head.
Marcum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McClane defending well though.
Marcum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marcum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcum wants to take a breather but McClane is having none of it.
Marcum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McClane's head.
Marcum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McClane taking some punishment here, with Marcum in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is nestled in close to McClane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McClane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcum.
Marcum throwing shots but McClane is blocking nicely.
Marcum throwing shots but McClane is blocking nicely.
Marcum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcum thows a huge punch but McClane dodges it nicely.
Marcum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McClane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcum working the head and body with strikes.
Marcum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McClane has hold of Marcum's hands but Marcum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McClane is not content to let Marcum control the position.
Marcum lands strikes from half guard.
Marcum lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McClane taking some punishment here, with Marcum in his half guard.
McClane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcum.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcum connects with a nice short shot to McClane's temple.
McClane is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Marcum dominated that round.
That's time! McClane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcum dives in for a single leg takedown but McClane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marcum moves into the clinch successfully.
Marcum has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McClane is trying to keep an underhook but Marcum manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marcum wants to take a breather but McClane is having none of it.
McClane has hold of Marcum's hands but Marcum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh McClane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heath Marcum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McClane sees it coming and defends easily.
McClane seems to have got his legs back now.
Marcum wants to lay and pray for a moment but McClane keeps working.
Marcum wants to work for an arm triangle but McClane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marcum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McClane is staying active underneath Marcum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marcum slips a nice elbow through McClane's hands, connecting with McClane's forehead.
McClane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcum lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum working McClane over with strikes.
Marcum lands with a punch from half guard.
McClane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcum.
Marcum lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt McClane quite badly. McClane pulls Marcum in close trying to recover. Marcum postures up and lands two really hard shots that put McClane on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but McClane doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heath Marcum!
Heath Marcum took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.
John McClane spoke after the fight, saying 'Dingy dingy son of a gun...'.
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